पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 28, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.53°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra257.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.88°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha211.27°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.81°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.54°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani119.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:55
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:04
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:39 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:46 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:37 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:02 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:37 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:46 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:30 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865571.27
Julian Day2454036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.07°
🪷 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 (23.9483°), declination -13.01°, EoT 16.40 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: 2006-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)