पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra56.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.73°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha165.91°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.73°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra109.98°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani214.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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)23:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 35 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 Kāla16:16 – 17:49
Yamaganda11:35 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:42 – 16:16
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:20 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:35 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:42 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:49 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:42 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:35 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868806.27
Julian Day2457271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.82°
🪷 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 (24.0720°), declination 6.62°, 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: 2015-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)