पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 18, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.40°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.97°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha169.06°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra185.87°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani99.89°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:48
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:22
Varjyam06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Labha05:34 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:22 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:48 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:15 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:42 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:42 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:15 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:48 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875788.27
Julian Day2464253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.66°
🪷 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 (24.3391°), declination -9.58°, EoT 15.40 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: 2034-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)