पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 18, 2024 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.43°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	330.37°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	73.23°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	140.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.39°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	179.30°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	321.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:06 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:06 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:30 – 13:02
Yamaganda	06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	09:59 – 11:30
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:24 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:59 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:30 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:02 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:34 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:05 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:37 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:05 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:34 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:02 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:30 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:55 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872106.27
Julian Day	2460571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.39°

🪷 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 (24.1982°), declination 1.74°, EoT 6.61 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: 2024-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)