पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 29, 2042 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.42°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.13°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha157.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.17°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra175.03°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani187.11°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:28
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:18 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:28 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:37 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:37 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:28 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878660.27
Julian Day2467125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.38°
🪷 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 (24.4489°), declination 9.36°, EoT -0.50 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: 2042-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)