पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 12, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.43°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra341.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.34°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha191.10°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.82°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra172.33°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:46
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:51
Varjyam06:01 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:31 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:23 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:51 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:18 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:14 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:18 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:51 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:23 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877243.27
Julian Day2465708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.89°
🪷 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 (24.3947°), declination -7.37°, EoT 14.22 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: 2038-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)