पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 9, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra168.52°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha168.33°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra183.46°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani283.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:40
Yamaganda05:21 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:01
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:21 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:46 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:21 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871001.27
Julian Day2459466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.55°
🪷 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 (24.1560°), declination 5.29°, EoT 3.28 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: 2021-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)