पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 17, 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।

"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.52'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)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	353.76°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.20°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	190.49°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.02°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	319.32°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:49 – 14:16
Yamaganda	05:34 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla	08:28 – 09:55
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:34 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:28 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:55 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	12:49 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:16 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:43 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:10 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:43 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:16 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:55 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:01 – 05:34 (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 Pūrṇimā + Revatī 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)	1872135.27
Julian Day	2460600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.37°

🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -9.37°, EoT 15.23 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: 2024-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)