पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 19, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra345.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.80°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha141.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.52°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani321.09°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:33
Yamaganda05:24 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:59
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:24 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:30 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:01 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:04 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:04 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:01 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:30 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:24 (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)1872107.27
Julian Day2460572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.90°
🪷 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 (24.1983°), declination 1.35°, EoT 6.98 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: 2024-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)