पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 11, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.30 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति।।13.30।।
"13.30 He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.00°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra78.41°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.69°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.83°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra135.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani15.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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)22:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:23 – 12:51
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:23
Varjyam06:01 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:23 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:51 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:19 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:19 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:51 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:23 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873590.27
Julian Day2462055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.93°
🪷 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 (24.2550°), declination -7.16°, 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: 2028-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)