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

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.43 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।

क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति।।2.43।।
"2.43 Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and their own power; and the only result is rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.69°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra200.83°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.19°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha184.05°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra245.23°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani283.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:32
Varjyam06:12 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:09 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:33 – 16:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:58 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:33 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:09 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871058.27
Julian Day2459523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.89°
🪷 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 (24.1582°), declination -15.69°, EoT 16.26 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: 2021-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)