पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.4 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।

सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
"10.4 Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.4'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.01°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha217.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.14°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra247.91°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani231.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:36
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:08
Varjyam06:17 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:50 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:36 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:45 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:08 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:31 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:54 – 18:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:31 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:08 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:45 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:22 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:36 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869241.27
Julian Day2457706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)172.65°
🪷 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 (24.0887°), declination -18.29°, EoT 15.07 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: 2016-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)