पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 28, 2008 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 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.32°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra145.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.75°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha178.20°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra190.70°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani140.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:27
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:57
Varjyam05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:27 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:57 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:27 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:57 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:27 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:27 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:27 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:57 – 23:27 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:27 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:57 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866272.27
Julian Day2454737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.73°
🪷 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 (23.9751°), declination -2.10°, EoT 10.18 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: 2008-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)