पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra147.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.48°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:36 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:27
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:31 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:04 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:04 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:31 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:55 – 05:23 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871737.27
Julian Day2460202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.17°
🪷 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 3.19°, EoT 5.50 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: 2023-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)