पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 26, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.19 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।।
"10.19 Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.23°KarkaĀśleṣā P2
बुध Budha230.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra195.31°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:27
Yamaganda14:33 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:22
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:27 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:00 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:00 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:27 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12928.73
Julian Day575536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.54°
🪷 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 (-47.8973°), declination 4.76°, EoT 9.50 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: -3137-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)