पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 25, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.00°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra215.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.13°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha139.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.47°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra129.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani268.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 15:01
Yamaganda04:55 – 06:36
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:58
Varjyam05:29 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:55 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:36 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:58 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:42 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:23 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:42 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:58 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:36 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45528.73
Julian Day542936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.67°
🪷 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 (-49.1441°), declination 22.69°, EoT -2.28 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: -3226-06-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)