पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra173.41°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha152.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:58
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:57
Varjyam05:56 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 Roga05:26 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:27 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:27 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:26 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871384.27
Julian Day2459849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.13°
🪷 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 (24.1706°), declination -1.56°, EoT 9.84 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: 2022-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)