पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।
"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra5.95°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.49°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha168.23°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra97.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani16.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:28
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:28 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:47 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:28 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873557.27
Julian Day2462022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.01°
🪷 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 (24.2537°), declination 5.55°, EoT 2.92 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: 2028-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)