पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 15, 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 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.06°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra171.69°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha199.41°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra139.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani186.79°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:17
Varjyam06:02 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · 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 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:17 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:44 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:11 – 18:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:44 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:17 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867750.27
Julian Day2456215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.60°
🪷 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 (24.0316°), declination -8.60°, 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: 2012-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)