पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 22, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra82.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha148.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra164.46°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani173.26°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:00 – 14:31
Yamaganda05:24 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:58
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:24 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:58 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:29 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:00 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:33 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:00 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:29 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:58 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:24 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867361.27
Julian Day2455826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.74°
🪷 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 (24.0168°), declination 0.52°, EoT 8.08 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: 2011-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)