पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 28, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.69°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra168.94°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.56°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha149.15°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.00°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra154.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani44.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:57
Yamaganda12:57 – 14:27
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 06:57
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 Kāla05:26 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:57 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:27 – 12:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:57 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:27 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:27 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:57 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:27 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:57 – 05:26 (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)1874307.27
Julian Day2462772.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.67°
🪷 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 (24.2824°), declination -1.98°, EoT 10.18 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: 2030-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)