पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 14, 2043 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra220.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.35°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha141.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra117.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani197.19°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:27
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Chala05:13 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:27 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879010.27
Julian Day2467475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.91°
🪷 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 (24.4623°), declination 14.43°, EoT -4.37 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: 2043-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)