पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 22, 2026 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.84°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	279.65°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.83°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	173.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	191.71°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	348.08°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:05 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:05 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:31 – 16:02
Yamaganda	08:27 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla	11:29 – 13:00
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:25 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 09:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:58 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:29 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:00 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:31 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:02 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:33 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:02 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:31 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:00 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:29 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:58 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:56 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872840.27
Julian Day	2461305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.75°

🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.37°, EoT 8.08 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: 2026-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)