पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 5, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra322.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha162.05°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra107.09°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani149.18°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:54
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 Kāla05:20 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:50 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:20 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866614.27
Julian Day2455079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.65°
🪷 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 (23.9882°), declination 6.82°, EoT 1.85 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: 2009-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)