पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 8, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra288.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha164.42°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra129.11°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani296.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:41
Yamaganda05:21 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:01
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:21 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871365.27
Julian Day2459830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.77°
🪷 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 (24.1699°), declination 5.76°, EoT 2.92 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: 2022-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)