पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 25, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.74°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra76.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.46°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha203.53°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra234.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani198.44°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:29
Varjyam06:06 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:47 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:38 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:04 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:38 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:12 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:21 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:55 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:37 (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)1868125.27
Julian Day2456590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0460°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.35°
🪷 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 (24.0460°), declination -12.09°, EoT 16.23 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: 2013-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)