पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 5, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra165.24°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha221.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani251.05°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:32
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:09
Varjyam06:12 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:45 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:09 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:58 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:09 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:44 (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)1869962.27
Julian Day2458427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.10°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.61°, EoT 16.26 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: 2018-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)