पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 24, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra19.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.35°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha182.53°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.93°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra187.38°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani168.19°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:56 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:29
Varjyam05:56 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:58 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:28 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:31 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:28 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:58 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877956.27
Julian Day2466421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.91°
🪷 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 (24.4220°), declination -0.64°, EoT 8.79 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: 2040-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)