पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 11, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra252.05°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha148.47°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra170.33°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani226.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:44
Yamaganda11:33 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 16:11
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:22 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:00 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:44 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869177.27
Julian Day2457642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.64°
🪷 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 (24.0862°), declination 4.45°, EoT 4.01 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: 2016-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)