पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 23, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.52°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra5.22°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.09°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha189.28°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati330.77°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra194.98°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani166.17°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 09:55
Yamaganda12:47 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:02
Varjyam06:05 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:29 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:13 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:39 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:05 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:39 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:13 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:29 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867027.27
Julian Day2455492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.64°
🪷 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 (24.0040°), declination -11.30°, EoT 16.06 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: 2010-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)