पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 9, 2024 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।

"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.14'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	142.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	207.46°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.00°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	125.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.66°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	168.31°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	321.84°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:54 – 08:28
Yamaganda	10:01 – 11:34
Gulika Kāla	13:07 – 14:40
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:21 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:54 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:28 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:01 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:34 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:07 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:40 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:13 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:46 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:13 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:40 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:07 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:34 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:01 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:28 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:54 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872097.27
Julian Day	2460562.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1979°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	69.17°

🪷 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 (24.1979°), declination 5.19°, EoT 3.28 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: 2024-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)