पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 19, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.77°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra2.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.92°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha204.07°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.28°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra228.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani197.73°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:55
Yamaganda12:48 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:01
Varjyam06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:48 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:15 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:42 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:08 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:42 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:15 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:48 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868119.27
Julian Day2456584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.50°
🪷 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 (24.0458°), declination -9.98°, EoT 15.55 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: 2013-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)