पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 12, 2021 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।

"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.36'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	145.36°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	211.39°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.60°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	171.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.21°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.93°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	283.43°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:10 – 17:43
Yamaganda	11:33 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla	14:38 – 16:10
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:22 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:55 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:27 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:00 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:33 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:05 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:38 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:10 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:43 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:10 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:38 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:05 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:33 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:55 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871004.27
Julian Day	2459469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1561°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	64.51°

🪷 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 (24.1561°), declination 4.15°, EoT 4.38 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: 2021-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)