पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 7, 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.39°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra104.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha157.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani217.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:24 – 12:53
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:24
Varjyam05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:58 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:24 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:21 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:19 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:21 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:24 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:58 – 05:29 (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)1868837.27
Julian Day2457302.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.29°
🪷 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 (24.0732°), declination -5.31°, EoT 12.96 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: 2015-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)