पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.85°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra319.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.05°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha182.82°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.61°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra144.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani333.31°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:20
Yamaganda11:25 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:22 – 15:51
Varjyam05:59 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:29 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:58 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:56 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:25 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:53 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:22 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:51 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:51 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:22 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:53 – 23:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:56 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:58 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872488.27
Julian Day2460953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.67°
🪷 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 (24.2129°), declination -4.77°, EoT 12.39 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: 2025-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)