पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 25, 2039 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra245.37°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.51°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha175.63°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.21°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani157.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:30
Yamaganda11:28 – 12:58
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 16:00
Varjyam05:56 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 Udveg05:25 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:27 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:28 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:58 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:00 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:00 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:58 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:28 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:27 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:25 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877591.27
Julian Day2466056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.04°
🪷 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 (24.4080°), declination -0.74°, EoT 9.15 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: 2039-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)