पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 24, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra74.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.11°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha182.37°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra167.83°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani1.99°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:30 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:27
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 Chala05:25 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:57 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:57 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873207.27
Julian Day2461672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.32°
🪷 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 (24.2403°), declination -0.31°, EoT 8.79 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: 2027-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)