पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 15, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।
"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.35°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra219.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.41°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha194.76°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra131.51°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani130.79°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:17
Varjyam06:02 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Amṛta05:32 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:22 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:17 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:44 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:12 – 18:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:44 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:17 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:32 (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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865923.27
Julian Day2454388.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.48°
🪷 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 (23.9618°), declination -8.31°, EoT 14.86 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: 2007-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)