पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 18, 2008 CE

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BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse

सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।

"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	304.78°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	85.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.92°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	284.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	276.39°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	131.52°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:34 – 09:00
Yamaganda	10:25 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla	13:17 – 14:43
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 Amṛta	06:08 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:34 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:00 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:17 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:43 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:09 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:35 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:09 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:51 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:00 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:34 – 06:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866049.27
Julian Day	2454514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	141.97°

🪷 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 (23.9666°), declination -11.91°, EoT -14.43 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: 2008-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)