पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 21, 2012 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	167.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	184.15°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	106.54°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.97°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	78.49°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	180.98°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:52 – 16:28
Yamaganda	08:28 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla	11:40 – 13:16
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:16 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:52 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:28 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:04 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:40 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:16 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:52 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:28 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:28 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:52 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:16 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:40 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:04 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:28 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:52 – 05:16 (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 Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867695.27
Julian Day	2456160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.39°

🪷 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 (24.0295°), declination 12.03°, EoT -2.80 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: 2012-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)