पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 6, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.43°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra281.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.96°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha173.60°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra181.86°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani174.94°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:22
Yamaganda05:29 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:55
Varjyam05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:29 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:58 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:24 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:53 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:22 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:51 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:51 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:22 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:53 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:24 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:58 – 05:29 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867375.27
Julian Day2455840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.10°
🪷 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 (24.0173°), declination -4.92°, EoT 12.68 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: 2011-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)