पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 5, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.87°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra149.01°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.56°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha177.55°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra212.93°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani282.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:22 – 15:51
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:25 – 12:53
Varjyam05:59 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:29 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:25 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:53 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:22 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:22 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:53 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:25 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:29 (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)1871027.27
Julian Day2459492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.50°
🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -4.76°, EoT 12.39 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: 2021-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)