पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.70°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra32.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.47°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha167.39°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra232.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:29 – 09:55
Yamaganda12:47 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:03
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:29 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:13 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:39 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:05 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:39 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:13 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:55 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:29 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871045.27
Julian Day2459510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.69°
🪷 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 (24.1577°), declination -11.42°, EoT 16.06 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: 2021-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)