पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 3, 2006 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।

"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.54°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	84.09°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.06°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	1.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	200.91°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	335.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	100.94°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:34 – 13:11
Yamaganda	06:41 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:34
Varjyam	05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:03 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:41 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:19 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:11 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:49 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:27 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:04 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:27 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:49 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:19 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:41 – 05:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865393.27
Julian Day	2453858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	65.11°

🪷 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 (23.9415°), declination 15.58°, EoT 3.15 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: 2006-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)