पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 22, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra197.21°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha151.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra127.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani151.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 16:02
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 13:00
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:29 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:29 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866631.27
Julian Day2455096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.66°
🪷 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 (23.9888°), declination 0.33°, EoT 8.08 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: 2009-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)