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

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.7 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
"11.7 Here in Me living as one, O Arjuna, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, and anything else that thou wouldst see!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.94°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra7.73°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.03°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha182.87°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani272.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:56
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla05:41 – 07:06
Varjyam06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:41 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:56 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:20 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:10 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:35 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:00 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:35 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:10 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:45 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:20 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:41 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870688.27
Julian Day2459153.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.08°
🪷 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 (24.1440°), declination -14.20°, EoT 16.45 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: 2020-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)