पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 21, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.9 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।

कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।10.9।।
"10.9 With minds concentrated on Me, with lives absorbed in Me, and enlightening each other, they ever feel content and happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra204.68°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.96°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani271.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:56 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:32
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:25 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:58 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:29 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:00 – 14:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:32 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:32 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:00 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:29 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:58 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870648.27
Julian Day2459113.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.21°
🪷 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 (24.1425°), declination 0.59°, EoT 7.71 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: 2020-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)