पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 27, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.31°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra303.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.76°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha172.69°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra118.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.68°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:57 – 14:27
Yamaganda05:26 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:57
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:26 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:57 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:57 – 11:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:27 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:57 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:28 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:57 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:27 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:57 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:57 – 05:26 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867732.27
Julian Day2456197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.30°
🪷 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 (24.0310°), declination -1.72°, EoT 9.84 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: 2012-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)