पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 26, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.28°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra5.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.70°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha183.80°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra141.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani131.83°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:29
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:21 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:46 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:38 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:04 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:38 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:12 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:46 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:21 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865934.27
Julian Day2454399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.41°
🪷 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 (23.9622°), declination -12.25°, EoT 16.30 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: 2007-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)