पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 21, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.68°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra178.44°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.15°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha205.65°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.06°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra164.34°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani332.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:40
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:48
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Roga05:36 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:48 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:14 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:40 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:07 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:40 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:14 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:48 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872504.27
Julian Day2460969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.92°
🪷 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 (24.2135°), declination -10.73°, EoT 15.83 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: 2025-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)