पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.12°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra97.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani336.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:13
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:38
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:18 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872449.27
Julian Day2460914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.49°
🪷 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 (24.2114°), declination 10.03°, EoT -1.12 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: 2025-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)