पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 10, 2024 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।

"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.45'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	254.02°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.90°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	179.23°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.12°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	206.06°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	319.68°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:00 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:21 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:16 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:00 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:51 – 14:19
Yamaganda	05:31 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla	08:27 – 09:55
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:31 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:59 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:55 – 11:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:23 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	12:51 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:19 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:47 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:16 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:47 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:19 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	21:51 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:23 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:55 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:27 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:59 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872128.27
Julian Day	2460593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.07°

🪷 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 (24.1991°), declination -6.77°, EoT 13.74 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2024-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)