पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 31, 2008 CE

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BG 4.21 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
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शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्।।4.21।।
"4.21 Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing bodily actions only; though he acts, yet he remains untainted." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra136.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.34°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha158.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra156.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani137.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:55
Yamaganda11:37 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:20
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:19 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:28 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:37 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:37 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:28 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866244.27
Julian Day2454709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.54°
🪷 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 (23.9740°), declination 8.56°, EoT 0.15 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: 2008-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)