पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra61.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.98°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha140.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.98°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:30 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:27
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:58 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:58 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869189.27
Julian Day2457654.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.40°
🪷 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 (24.0867°), declination -0.18°, EoT 8.44 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: 2016-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)