पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 31, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra159.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.95°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha130.84°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.70°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani44.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 06:53
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:37 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:37 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:53 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874279.27
Julian Day2462744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2813°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.36°
🪷 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 (24.2813°), declination 8.68°, EoT 0.15 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: 2030-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)