पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.03°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra182.69°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.97°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha160.89°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.94°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra187.79°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani348.67°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:55 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:37
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:22 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:55 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:55 – 05:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872832.27
Julian Day2461297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.50°
🪷 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 (24.2260°), declination 3.47°, EoT 5.13 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: 2026-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)