पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 2, 2009 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.99°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	319.05°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	148.10°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.70°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	139.97°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	152.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:02 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:25 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:02 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:56 – 11:25
Yamaganda	14:24 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla	06:57 – 08:27
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:28 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:57 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:27 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:56 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:25 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:55 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:24 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:54 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:23 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:54 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:24 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:55 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:56 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:27 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:57 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866641.27
Julian Day	2455106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.34°

🪷 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 (23.9892°), declination -3.56°, EoT 11.48 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: 2009-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)