पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 14, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.58°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra256.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.74°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha174.20°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.66°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra198.56°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani165.08°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:17
Yamaganda05:32 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:55
Varjyam06:01 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:32 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:22 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:17 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:45 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:12 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:45 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:17 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867018.27
Julian Day2455483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.70°
🪷 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 (24.0036°), declination -8.04°, EoT 14.65 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: 2010-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)