पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra160.10°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.27°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra163.42°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani322.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:43
Yamaganda05:20 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 10:01
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 Śubha05:20 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:28 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:09 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:09 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:28 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:20 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872093.27
Julian Day2460558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1977°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.14°
🪷 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 (24.1977°), declination 6.68°, EoT 1.85 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: 2024-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)