पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 17, 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.30°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra53.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.29°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha191.36°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.75°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra195.53°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani176.28°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:16
Varjyam06:02 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:43 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:10 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:43 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:16 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867386.27
Julian Day2455851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.06°
🪷 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 (24.0177°), declination -9.06°, EoT 15.23 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: 2011-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)