पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 18, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra141.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.18°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha156.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra122.83°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:27
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala05:24 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:55 – 05:24 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866627.27
Julian Day2455092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.87°
🪷 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 (23.9887°), declination 1.88°, EoT 6.61 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: 2009-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)