पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 10, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra277.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha148.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra150.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani259.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 16:12
Yamaganda08:27 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:06
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:21 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:54 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:54 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870271.27
Julian Day2458736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.90°
🪷 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 (24.1281°), declination 5.11°, EoT 3.65 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: 2019-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)