पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 21, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra50.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.15°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha166.81°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra163.66°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani259.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:58
Yamaganda13:01 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 06:55
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:29 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:32 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:34 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:32 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:29 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870282.27
Julian Day2458747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.93°
🪷 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 (24.1285°), declination 0.88°, EoT 7.71 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: 2019-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)