पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 17, 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 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.87°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra318.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.98°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha189.03°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.92°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra215.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani171.00°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:49
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:22
Varjyam06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:16 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:43 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:43 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:16 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:49 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:34 (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 Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877979.27
Julian Day2466444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.37°
🪷 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 (24.4229°), declination -9.42°, EoT 15.23 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: 2040-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)