पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 7, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.46°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra192.66°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha223.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.72°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.23°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:45
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:21
Varjyam06:13 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:09 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:33 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:57 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:33 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:09 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:21 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869964.27
Julian Day2458429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.94°
🪷 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 (24.1163°), declination -16.21°, EoT 16.09 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: 2018-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)