पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.67°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra71.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha222.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra188.07°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani331.34°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 16:56
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:32
Varjyam06:14 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:46 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:10 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:08 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:32 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:56 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:32 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:08 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:45 – 23:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:21 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:10 – 05:46 (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)1872523.27
Julian Day2460988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.27°
🪷 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 (24.2142°), declination -16.88°, EoT 15.87 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: 2025-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)