पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 31, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.73°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha197.87°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra240.54°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani199.15°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:10
Yamaganda05:41 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:56
Varjyam06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:41 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:31 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:20 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:10 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:35 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:00 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:35 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:10 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:20 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:31 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868131.27
Julian Day2456596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.29°
🪷 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 (24.0462°), declination -14.10°, EoT 16.45 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: 2013-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)