पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 1, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.94°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra19.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.85°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha182.24°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra160.43°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani272.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 16:59
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:35
Varjyam06:10 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:06 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:10 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:35 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:59 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:35 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:10 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:45 – 23:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:56 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:06 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870689.27
Julian Day2459154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.69°
🪷 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 -14.52°, EoT 16.44 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: 2020-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)