पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 18, 2009 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।

"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.26°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	87.90°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.93°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	147.58°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.00°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	85.64°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	147.02°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:53 – 16:30
Yamaganda	08:27 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla	11:40 – 13:17
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:15 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:51 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:04 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:40 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:53 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:30 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:06 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:30 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:53 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:40 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:04 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:51 – 05:15 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866596.27
Julian Day	2455061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.81°

🪷 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 (23.9875°), declination 13.11°, EoT -3.53 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: 2009-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)