पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.45°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra66.76°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha212.98°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra187.35°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani250.48°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:30
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:11
Varjyam06:08 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:30 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:21 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:46 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:11 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:36 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:02 – 18:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:36 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:11 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:46 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:21 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:30 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:40 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869955.27
Julian Day2458420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.57°
🪷 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 (24.1160°), declination -13.38°, EoT 16.43 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: 2018-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)