पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra97.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha84.75°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra131.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani350.46°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:23
Yamaganda06:41 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:43
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:41 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:22 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:22 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:41 – 05:01 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872771.27
Julian Day2461236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.12°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2237°), declination 21.54°, EoT -5.58 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: 2026-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)