पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 30, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.21°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra322.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.76°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha188.65°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra122.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani271.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:56
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:26
Varjyam05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:27 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:26 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:56 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:56 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:26 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870657.27
Julian Day2459122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.61°
🪷 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 (24.1428°), declination -2.92°, EoT 10.84 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: 2020-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)