पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.94°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra164.57°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha161.51°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.12°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra142.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani14.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:43
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:49
Varjyam06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:16 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873596.27
Julian Day2462061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2552°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.17°
🪷 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 (24.2552°), declination -9.38°, EoT 15.23 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: 2028-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)