पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 2, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।
"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.86°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra182.20°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.08°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha215.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani72.45°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:34
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:45
Varjyam06:10 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:34 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:34 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:42 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875073.27
Julian Day2463538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.57°
🪷 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 (24.3117°), declination -14.87°, EoT 16.42 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: 2032-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)