पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 18, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.30°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra65.73°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.86°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha192.91°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.62°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra196.78°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani176.41°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:42
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:49
Varjyam06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:15 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:15 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867387.27
Julian Day2455852.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.53°
🪷 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 (24.0178°), declination -9.43°, EoT 15.40 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: 2011-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)