पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 4, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.59°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra255.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.28°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha159.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra161.89°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani44.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:23 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:27
Varjyam05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:25 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:23 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:23 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:28 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874313.27
Julian Day2462778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.80°
🪷 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 (24.2826°), declination -4.30°, EoT 12.10 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: 2030-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)