पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 20, 2038 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।

"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	213.41°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	124.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	206.98°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	220.16°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	221.20°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	152.12°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla	16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:38 – 10:01
Yamaganda	12:46 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla	05:54 – 07:16
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:54 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:16 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:38 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:01 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:23 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:46 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:08 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:30 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	16:53 – 18:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:30 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:08 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:46 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:23 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:01 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:38 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:16 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877282.27
Julian Day	2465747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.34°

🪷 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 (24.3962°), declination -19.67°, EoT 13.70 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: 2038-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)