पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra166.85°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha171.47°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 16:08
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 13:04
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:55 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:31 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:31 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:55 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868815.27
Julian Day2457280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.63°
🪷 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 (24.0724°), declination 3.21°, EoT 5.50 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: 2015-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)