पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 26, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.18°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra330.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.98°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha191.57°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:12
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:55
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:29 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:21 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:46 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:38 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:04 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:38 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:12 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:46 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:29 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871778.27
Julian Day2460243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.21°
🪷 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 (24.1857°), declination -12.29°, EoT 16.30 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: 2023-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)