पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 30, 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.47°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra180.37°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha180.74°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra174.85°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani259.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:57 – 08:26
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla12:56 – 14:26
Varjyam05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:27 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:57 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:26 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:26 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:56 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:56 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:26 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:26 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:57 – 05:27 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870291.27
Julian Day2458756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.55°
🪷 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 (24.1288°), declination -2.62°, EoT 10.84 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: 2019-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)