पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 3, 2013 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी पूजा · Lakṣmī Pūjā (Diwali main day)Pan-Hindu
तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।

"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.48'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	196.73°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	190.31°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	136.68°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	193.95°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.84°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	243.54°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शनि Śani	199.51°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla	16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:34 – 16:59
Yamaganda	11:21 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla	14:10 – 15:34
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:43 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:07 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:10 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:34 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:59 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:34 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:10 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:45 – 23:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:32 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:07 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868134.27
Julian Day	2456599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0463°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.44°

🪷 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 (24.0463°), declination -15.06°, EoT 16.38 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: 2013-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)