पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.97°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra124.72°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha185.90°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.12°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra223.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani229.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:38
Yamaganda08:29 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:46
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Roga05:38 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:46 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:12 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:38 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:38 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:12 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:46 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869221.27
Julian Day2457686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.16°
🪷 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 (24.0879°), declination -12.19°, EoT 16.23 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: 2016-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)