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

Also observed today

व्यास पूर्णिमा · Vyāsa Pūrṇimā (= Guru Pūrṇimā)Pan-Hindu
मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।

"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	63.21°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	235.69°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	117.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	48.79°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	266.69°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	65.54°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	129.27°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:38 – 13:19
Yamaganda	06:34 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:38
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:52 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:34 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:15 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:38 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:19 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:01 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:23 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:01 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:19 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:38 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:15 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:34 – 04:52 (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 Pūrṇimā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866170.27
Julian Day	2454635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	172.61°

🪷 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 (23.9712°), declination 23.41°, EoT -0.82 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: 2008-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)