पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 14, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.4 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।

सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
"10.4 Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra142.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha240.81°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.75°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra249.96°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani214.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 16:55
Yamaganda11:32 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:34
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:09 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:12 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:32 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:53 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:14 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:34 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:55 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:34 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:14 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:53 – 23:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:32 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:12 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868540.27
Julian Day2457005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.64°
🪷 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 (24.0619°), declination -23.19°, EoT 4.64 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: 2014-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)