पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 27, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra306.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.39°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha142.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.23°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani307.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā 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)15:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 40 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 Kāla11:27 – 12:57
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:27
Varjyam05:56 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:26 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:27 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:28 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:27 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:26 (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)1871749.27
Julian Day2460214.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.83°
🪷 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 (24.1846°), declination -1.47°, 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: 2023-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)