पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra276.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha161.29°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra126.18°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani204.09°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:54
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868441.27
Julian Day2456906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.66°
🪷 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 (24.0581°), declination 6.53°, EoT 2.20 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: 2014-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)