पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 8, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.96°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra192.92°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.80°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha192.68°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.97°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra204.37°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani169.90°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:59 – 08:27
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:24
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:20
Varjyam06:00 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:30 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:59 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:24 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:52 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:20 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:20 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:52 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:24 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:59 – 05:30 (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)1877970.27
Julian Day2466435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.69°
🪷 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 (24.4225°), declination -6.06°, EoT 13.23 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: 2040-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)