पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 14, 2008 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।

"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.09°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	346.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	192.58°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	163.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	261.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	210.19°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	142.57°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:19 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:17 – 15:45
Yamaganda	08:27 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla	11:22 – 12:50
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:32 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:22 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:50 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:17 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:45 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:12 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:45 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:17 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:00 – 05:32 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866288.27
Julian Day	2454753.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.62°

🪷 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 (23.9757°), declination -8.22°, EoT 14.65 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: 2008-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)