पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha198.24°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.83°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:15
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:47
Varjyam06:00 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:55 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:23 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:51 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:19 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:47 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:15 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:47 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:19 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:51 – 23:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:23 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:31 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872859.27
Julian Day2461324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.68°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.96°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)