पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 15, 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 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.55°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra79.18°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha181.59°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.39°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani207.65°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:49
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:22
Varjyam06:02 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:49 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:17 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:44 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:12 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:44 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:17 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:49 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868480.27
Julian Day2456945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.86°
🪷 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 (24.0596°), declination -8.42°, EoT 14.86 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: 2014-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)