पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 4, 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.41°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra236.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha186.54°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra179.82°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani259.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:23 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:27
Varjyam05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:25 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:23 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:23 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870295.27
Julian Day2458760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.24°
🪷 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 (24.1290°), declination -4.17°, EoT 12.10 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: 2019-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)