पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra171.56°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.79°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:38
Yamaganda11:31 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 16:06
Varjyam05:54 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Udveg05:23 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:31 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:03 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:38 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:03 – 23:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:31 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871739.27
Julian Day2460204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.66°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.42°, EoT 6.24 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: 2023-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)