पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 22, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.50°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra163.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.51°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha173.94°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra183.46°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani208.43°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:47
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:21
Varjyam06:05 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:36 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:21 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:47 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:14 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:40 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:06 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:40 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:14 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:36 (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)1868487.27
Julian Day2456952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.62°
🪷 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 (24.0598°), declination -10.96°, EoT 15.95 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: 2014-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)