पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.77°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra133.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha183.44°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.80°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani238.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:28
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:16
Varjyam06:02 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:43 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:11 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:43 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:16 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869577.27
Julian Day2458042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1015°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.77°
🪷 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 (24.1015°), declination -8.89°, EoT 15.05 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: 2017-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)