पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 7, 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 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.89°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra195.31°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha194.89°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra215.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani196.36°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:58 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:24
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:21
Varjyam05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:30 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:58 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:24 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:53 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:53 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:24 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:58 – 05:30 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868107.27
Julian Day2456572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.44°
🪷 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 (24.0453°), declination -5.50°, EoT 12.96 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: 2013-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)