पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 4, 2040 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 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.81°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra188.49°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.57°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha178.73°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.75°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra236.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani173.15°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 16:58
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:34
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:43 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:45 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:09 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:34 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:58 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:34 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:09 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:45 – 23:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877997.27
Julian Day2466462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.59°
🪷 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 (24.4235°), declination -15.51°, EoT 16.33 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: 2040-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)