पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 17, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra275.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.03°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha200.82°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra176.21°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani100.68°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:23
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:37
Varjyam06:19 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:23 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:45 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:08 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:08 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:45 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:23 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875818.27
Julian Day2464283.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.68°
🪷 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 (24.3402°), declination -18.95°, EoT 14.44 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: 2034-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)