पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 15, 2009 CE

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BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.8'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.37°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	44.39°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.97°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	143.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.39°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	82.11°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	146.67°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:27 – 10:04
Yamaganda	13:18 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla	05:13 – 06:50
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:13 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:50 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:04 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:41 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:18 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:55 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:32 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:09 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:32 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:55 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:18 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:41 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:27 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:50 – 05:13 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866593.27
Julian Day	2455058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	289.18°

🪷 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 (23.9874°), declination 14.06°, EoT -4.18 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: 2009-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)