पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 4, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	197.76°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	33.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.38°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	196.72°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.27°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.93°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	156.34°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla	16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:21 – 12:45
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:21
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:43 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:32 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:21 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:09 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:34 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:58 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:34 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:09 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:32 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:07 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866674.27
Julian Day	2455139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	194.45°

🪷 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 (23.9905°), declination -15.36°, EoT 16.33 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: 2009-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)