पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha171.70°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.71°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 13:03
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:31
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: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:31 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:31 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:23 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868816.27
Julian Day2457281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.13°
🪷 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 2.83°, EoT 5.87 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: 2015-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)