पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 15, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.60°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra324.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.12°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha174.96°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra174.81°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:55 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:36
Varjyam05:54 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:55 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:31 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:08 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:08 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:31 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:55 – 05:23 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866259.27
Julian Day2454724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.80°
🪷 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 (23.9746°), declination 2.95°, EoT 5.50 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: 2008-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)