पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 31, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra288.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.91°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha145.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra88.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani271.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:46
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:19 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:20 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:20 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:19 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870627.27
Julian Day2459092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.21°
🪷 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 (24.1417°), declination 8.53°, EoT 0.15 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: 2020-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)