पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 26, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	188.76°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	278.86°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.40°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	181.79°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.76°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	169.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	155.37°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:15 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:03 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla	16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:04 – 08:29
Yamaganda	09:55 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla	12:46 – 14:12
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:38 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:04 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:29 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:21 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:46 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:12 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:38 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:03 – 18:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:38 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:12 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:46 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:21 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:55 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:29 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:04 – 05:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866665.27
Julian Day	2455130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.18°

🪷 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 (23.9901°), declination -12.43°, EoT 16.30 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: 2009-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)