पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 15, 2010 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।

"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.24'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	269.18°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	206.44°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
बुध Budha	175.92°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	331.55°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	198.31°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	165.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:19 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:55 – 11:22
Yamaganda	14:17 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla	07:00 – 08:27
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:33 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:00 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:49 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:17 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:44 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:12 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:44 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:17 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:49 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:27 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:00 – 05:33 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867019.27
Julian Day	2455484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.92°

🪷 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 (24.0037°), declination -8.41°, EoT 14.86 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: 2010-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)