पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 6, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.82°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra215.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha180.46°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.17°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani173.38°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:33
Yamaganda08:33 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:45
Varjyam06:13 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:57 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:09 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:33 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:57 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:33 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:09 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:57 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:45 (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)1877999.27
Julian Day2466464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.68°
🪷 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 (24.4236°), declination -16.11°, EoT 16.19 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: 2040-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)