पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra340.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.28°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha172.58°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.36°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra195.88°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani194.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:32 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:27
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:58 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:01 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:01 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:58 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868090.27
Julian Day2456555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.96°
🪷 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 (24.0446°), declination 1.09°, EoT 7.35 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: 2013-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)