पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.7 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
"11.7 Here in Me living as one, O Arjuna, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, and anything else that thou wouldst see!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra124.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha118.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani322.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:44
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Amṛta05:19 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872090.27
Julian Day2460555.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.03°
🪷 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 (24.1976°), declination 7.79°, EoT 0.81 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: 2024-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)