पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.97°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra244.93°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha202.19°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.17°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra235.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani230.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:32
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:09 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:58 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:09 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:43 (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)1869231.27
Julian Day2457696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.74°
🪷 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 (24.0883°), declination -15.45°, EoT 16.33 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: 2016-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)