पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 16, 2036 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 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.90°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra184.97°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.47°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha223.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra179.58°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani127.35°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 16:53
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:31
Varjyam06:19 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 Udveg05:51 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:59 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:08 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:31 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:53 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:31 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:08 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:45 – 23:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:22 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:59 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876548.27
Julian Day2465013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.62°
🪷 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 (24.3681°), declination -18.84°, EoT 14.67 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: 2036-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)