पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 19, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.88°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.87°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.87°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha178.92°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.98°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra145.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani125.39°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:08
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:41
Varjyam06:04 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:35 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:01 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:21 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:48 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:15 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:41 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:08 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:41 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:15 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:48 – 23:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:21 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:28 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:01 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876520.27
Julian Day2464985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.86°
🪷 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 (24.3671°), declination -10.13°, EoT 15.55 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: 2036-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)