पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 3, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra133.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.68°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha234.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra183.22°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani223.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:10
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:24
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:06
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:24 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:28 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:49 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:10 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:53 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:10 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:49 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:28 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:24 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868894.27
Julian Day2457359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.01°
🪷 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 (24.0754°), declination -22.02°, EoT 9.36 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: 2015-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)