पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 17, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra108.17°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha135.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra107.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani122.02°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 13:02
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:31
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:31 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:02 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:02 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:31 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:24 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876488.27
Julian Day2464953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3658°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.24°
🪷 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 (24.3658°), declination 2.09°, EoT 6.24 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: 2036-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)