पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 16, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।
"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.13'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.33°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra112.04°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.00°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha158.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra120.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani150.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 56 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 Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 13:03
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:31
Varjyam05:54 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:31 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:31 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866625.27
Julian Day2455090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.95°
🪷 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 (23.9886°), declination 2.65°, EoT 5.87 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: 2009-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)