पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 2, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra220.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.98°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha155.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.59°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra121.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani203.81°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:19
Yamaganda08:28 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 13:10
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:53 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:19 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:19 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:53 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868437.27
Julian Day2456902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.61°
🪷 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 (24.0579°), declination 8.00°, EoT 0.81 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: 2014-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)