पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra175.84°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha136.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.60°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra187.54°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani248.34°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:05
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:33
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:43 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869908.27
Julian Day2458373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (24.1142°), declination 4.26°, EoT 4.38 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: 2018-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)