पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 7, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	11.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	224.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	258.86°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	182.02°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:39 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla	16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:29 – 12:50
Yamaganda	07:26 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:08 – 11:29
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:05 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:26 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:08 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:29 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:50 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:11 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:32 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	16:53 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:32 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:11 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:50 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:29 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:08 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:26 – 06:05 (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 Śukla Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867437.27
Julian Day	2455902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	139.01°

🪷 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 (24.0197°), declination -22.54°, EoT 7.72 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: 2011-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)