पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra183.68°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.81°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha122.60°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra165.87°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani322.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 06:54
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:21 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872095.27
Julian Day2460560.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.86°
🪷 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 (24.1978°), declination 5.94°, EoT 2.56 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: 2024-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)