पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra123.73°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.17°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha134.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.09°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 13:05
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:32
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:10 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:42 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:10 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:22 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871735.27
Julian Day2460200.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.00°
🪷 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 (24.1841°), declination 3.95°, EoT 4.75 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: 2023-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)