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

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.88°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	120.29°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	148.98°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	200.77°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	85.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	263.07°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	202.13°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:03 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla	16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:03 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:19 – 08:41
Yamaganda	10:03 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla	12:47 – 14:09
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:57 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:19 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:41 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:03 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:25 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:47 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:09 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:30 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	16:52 – 18:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:30 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:09 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:47 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:25 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:03 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:41 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:19 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868156.27
Julian Day	2456621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.74°

🪷 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 (24.0472°), declination -20.74°, EoT 12.23 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: 2013-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)