पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 16, 2016 CE

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रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।

"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.02°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	357.02°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	258.39°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	170.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	163.22°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	212.97°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	228.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:00 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:43 – 17:10
Yamaganda	11:22 – 12:49
Gulika Kāla	14:16 – 15:43
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:33 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:00 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:49 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:16 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:43 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:10 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:43 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:16 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:49 – 23:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:28 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:00 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869212.27
Julian Day	2457677.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.31°

🪷 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 (24.0876°), declination -8.98°, EoT 15.05 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: 2016-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)