पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 21, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra285.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha131.37°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra145.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani164.34°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:28 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:16
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:16 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:16 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877922.27
Julian Day2466387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.73°
🪷 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 (24.4207°), declination 11.95°, EoT -2.80 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: 2040-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)