पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 16, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra140.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha141.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.79°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani58.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:35 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 13:03
Varjyam05:54 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:23 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:55 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:31 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:03 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:35 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:39 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:35 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:03 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:31 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:55 – 05:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874660.27
Julian Day2463125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.83°
🪷 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 (24.2959°), declination 2.78°, EoT 5.87 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: 2031-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)