पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 13, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra146.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.42°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
बुध Budha219.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani277.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:22
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:23
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:23
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:22 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:22 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:52 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:23 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:53 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:53 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:53 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:53 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:23 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:52 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:22 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12911.73
Julian Day575553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.73°
🪷 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 (-47.8966°), declination -2.11°, EoT 14.44 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: -3137-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)