पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 8, 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 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.08°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra58.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.43°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha195.53°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra131.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani271.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:21
Yamaganda05:30 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:55
Varjyam06:00 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:30 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:59 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:24 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:52 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:21 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:49 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:49 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:21 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:52 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:24 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:59 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870665.27
Julian Day2459130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.51°
🪷 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 (24.1431°), declination -6.00°, EoT 13.23 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: 2020-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)