पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 2, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.19°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra257.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.27°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha213.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra215.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani261.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:56
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:06
Varjyam06:10 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:10 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:35 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:59 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:35 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:10 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:42 (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)1870324.27
Julian Day2458789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.08°
🪷 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 (24.1301°), declination -14.60°, EoT 16.42 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: 2019-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)