पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.92°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra238.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.76°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha218.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra237.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani318.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:33
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:45
Varjyam06:12 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:09 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:33 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:57 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:33 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:09 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872154.27
Julian Day2460619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2001°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.99°
🪷 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 (24.2001°), declination -15.77°, EoT 16.26 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: 2024-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)