पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 8, 2009 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।

"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.15'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	37.81°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.41°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	153.15°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.54°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	147.37°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	153.27°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:00 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:00 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:52 – 14:21
Yamaganda	05:30 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla	08:27 – 09:55
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:30 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:58 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:55 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:24 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	12:52 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:21 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:49 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:18 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:49 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:21 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	21:52 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:24 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:55 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:58 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866647.27
Julian Day	2455112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.87°

🪷 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 (23.9895°), declination -5.87°, EoT 13.23 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: 2009-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)