पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 17, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra247.23°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha135.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.15°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra193.07°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani133.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:34
Yamaganda05:23 – 06:55
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:59
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Śubha05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:55 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:31 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:03 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:06 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:06 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:03 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:31 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:55 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876853.27
Julian Day2465318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.15°
🪷 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 (24.3798°), declination 2.18°, 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: 2037-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)