पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 2, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra189.79°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.15°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha117.09°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra139.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani171.01°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:28
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:19 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:28 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:28 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867341.27
Julian Day2455806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.49°
🪷 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 (24.0160°), declination 8.10°, EoT 0.81 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: 2011-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)