पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 26, 2006 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।

"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	158.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	197.59°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	167.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	176.99°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	204.34°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	150.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	116.74°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:03 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:28 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:03 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:28 – 15:59
Yamaganda	08:27 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla	11:27 – 12:58
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:26 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:56 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 09:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:57 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:27 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:58 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:28 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:59 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:29 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:59 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:28 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:58 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:27 – 00:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:57 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:56 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865539.27
Julian Day	2454004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.20°

🪷 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 (23.9471°), declination -1.12°, EoT 9.50 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: 2006-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)