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

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.80°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	178.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.56°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	168.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.53°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	159.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	154.46°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:58 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:42 – 17:09
Yamaganda	11:22 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla	14:15 – 15:42
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:01 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:22 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:48 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:15 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:42 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:09 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:42 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:15 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:48 – 23:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:28 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:01 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866657.27
Julian Day	2455122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.45°

🪷 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 (23.9898°), declination -9.60°, EoT 15.40 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: 2009-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)