पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 10, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra182.77°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha169.48°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.62°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani283.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:27
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871002.27
Julian Day2459467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.73°
🪷 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 4.91°, EoT 3.65 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: 2021-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)