पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 27, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra191.41°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha185.32°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.44°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani205.83°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:57
Yamaganda12:57 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 06:56
Varjyam05:56 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · 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 Kāla05:26 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:56 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:27 – 12:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:57 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:58 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:28 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:58 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:57 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:27 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:56 – 05:26 (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)1868462.27
Julian Day2456927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.40°
🪷 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 (24.0589°), declination -1.54°, EoT 9.84 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: 2014-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)