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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.77°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra90.47°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha203.18°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra185.93°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani156.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 16:56
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:32
Varjyam06:14 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:46 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:45 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:09 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:32 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:56 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:32 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:09 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:45 – 23:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:21 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866678.27
Julian Day2455143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.26°
🪷 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 (23.9906°), declination -16.56°, EoT 15.99 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: 2009-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)