पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 16, 2039 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.12°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra206.32°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.30°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha192.61°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra164.24°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani163.29°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:45
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:22
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:45 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:08 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:31 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:54 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:31 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:08 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:45 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:22 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877643.27
Julian Day2466108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.11°
🪷 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 (24.4100°), declination -18.65°, 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: 2039-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)