पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.68°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra171.23°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.84°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha180.95°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra243.30°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani283.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:45
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:21
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:45 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:10 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:34 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:34 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:10 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871056.27
Julian Day2459521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.80°
🪷 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 (24.1581°), declination -15.08°, EoT 16.38 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: 2021-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)