पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 28, 2009 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.89°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	227.13°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.35°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	157.82°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.72°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	97.50°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	148.21°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:03 – 11:38
Yamaganda	14:48 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla	06:53 – 08:28
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:53 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:28 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:03 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:38 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:13 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:48 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:23 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:58 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:23 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:48 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:13 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:38 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:03 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:28 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:53 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866606.27
Julian Day	2455071.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.31°

🪷 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 (23.9879°), declination 9.72°, EoT -0.81 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: 2009-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)