पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 29, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.51°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha192.51°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.95°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:55
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla05:40 – 07:05
Varjyam06:08 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:40 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:05 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:46 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:36 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:01 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:36 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:46 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:30 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:05 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869225.27
Julian Day2457690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.50°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -13.54°, EoT 16.43 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: 2016-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)