पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.67°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra202.29°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.55°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha208.20°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.19°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra166.83°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani332.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:13
Yamaganda05:37 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:55
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:37 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:29 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:13 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:39 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:05 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:39 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:13 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:47 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:29 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872506.27
Julian Day2460971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.24°
🪷 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 -11.43°, EoT 16.06 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: 2025-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)