पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 13, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।

"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	116.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	17.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.66°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	141.10°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.65°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	79.76°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	146.45°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:19 – 14:56
Yamaganda	05:13 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla	08:27 – 10:04
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:13 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:50 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:04 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:42 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:19 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:56 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:33 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:10 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:33 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:19 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:42 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:04 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:27 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:50 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866591.27
Julian Day	2455056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	264.06°

🪷 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 (23.9873°), declination 14.67°, EoT -4.56 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: 2009-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)