पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 3, 2022 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।

"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	256.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.23°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	149.85°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	294.82°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:57 – 08:27
Yamaganda	09:56 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla	12:54 – 14:24
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:28 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:57 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:27 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:56 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:25 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:54 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:24 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:53 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:22 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:53 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:24 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:54 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:56 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:27 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:57 – 05:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871390.27
Julian Day	2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.11°

🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)