पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra356.90°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.10°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra112.30°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani237.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 06:54
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Kāla05:21 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:40 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:40 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:21 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869540.27
Julian Day2458005.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1001°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.97°
🪷 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 (24.1001°), declination 5.30°, EoT 3.28 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: 2017-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)