पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra334.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha179.33°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra197.23°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani283.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 16:03
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 13:00
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:24 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:58 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:29 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:29 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:58 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871013.27
Julian Day2459478.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.29°
🪷 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 (24.1564°), declination 0.68°, EoT 7.71 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: 2021-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)