पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 4, 2007 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1414

Malayalam Era: 1183

Nanakshahi: 538

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	84.20°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.15°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	191.87°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	231.43°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	122.72°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	129.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:54 – 14:23
Yamaganda	05:28 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla	08:26 – 09:56
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:28 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:57 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:26 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:56 – 11:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:25 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	12:54 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:23 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:52 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:22 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:52 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:23 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	21:54 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:25 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:56 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:26 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:57 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865912.27
Julian Day	2454377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9613°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.78°

🪷 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 (23.9613°), declination -4.13°, EoT 12.10 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: 2007-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)