पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 15, 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.32°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra29.43°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.16°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha188.23°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra193.05°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani176.04°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:55
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla05:32 – 07:00
Varjyam06:02 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:32 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:22 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:17 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:44 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:12 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:44 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:17 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:32 (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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867384.27
Julian Day2455849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.15°
🪷 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 (24.0176°), declination -8.32°, 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: 2011-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)