पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 14, 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 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.28°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra358.03°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.94°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha199.84°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra192.26°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani260.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:50 – 14:17
Varjyam06:01 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:22 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:50 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:17 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:45 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:45 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:17 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:32 (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)1870305.27
Julian Day2458770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.24°
🪷 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 (24.1294°), declination -7.97°, EoT 14.65 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: 2019-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)