पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 4, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.94°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra55.38°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.40°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha181.51°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra164.08°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani272.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:45
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:21
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 Labha05:43 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:09 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:34 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:58 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:34 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:09 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:43 (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)1870692.27
Julian Day2459157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.51°
🪷 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 (24.1442°), declination -15.46°, EoT 16.33 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: 2020-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)