पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 15, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra337.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha156.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra156.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani259.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:08 – 17:40
Yamaganda11:31 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 16:08
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:22 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:31 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:08 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:08 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:31 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870276.27
Julian Day2458741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.92°
🪷 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 (24.1282°), declination 3.20°, EoT 5.50 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: 2019-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)