पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 2, 2009 CE

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BG 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।

"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	110.12°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	343.22°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	36.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	300.48°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	338.66°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	140.91°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:19 – 09:56
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	05:04 – 06:41
Varjyam	05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:04 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:41 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:19 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:34 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:26 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:04 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:26 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:56 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:19 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:41 – 05:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866488.27
Julian Day	2454953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.74°

🪷 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 (23.9834°), declination 15.37°, EoT 3.04 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: 2009-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)