पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.46°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra38.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.08°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha161.45°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra120.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani216.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:26
Varjyam05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:27 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:25 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:55 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:55 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868832.27
Julian Day2457297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.01°
🪷 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 (24.0730°), declination -3.38°, EoT 11.48 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: 2015-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)