पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · June 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya73.61°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra345.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha89.23°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra79.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani325.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

Kolkata, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:17 – 09:58
Yamaganda13:21 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:36
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:55 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:36 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:17 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:17 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:36 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°
Longitude: 88.3639°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 9 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872025.27
Julian Day2460490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1951°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.20°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1951°), declination 23.21°, EoT -3.09 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2024-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)