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

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।

"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	35.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.94°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	171.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.28°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	149.02°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	238.49°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:00 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:21 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:00 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:59 – 08:27
Yamaganda	09:55 – 11:23
Gulika Kāla	12:52 – 14:20
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:30 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:59 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:55 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:23 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:52 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:20 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:17 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:48 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:20 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:52 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:23 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:27 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:59 – 05:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869570.27
Julian Day	2458035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.53°

🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -6.27°, EoT 13.49 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: 2017-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)