पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 28, 2013 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: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.87°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	36.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.76°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	133.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.72°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	169.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	192.54°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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)	22:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 59 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	11:38 – 13:13
Yamaganda	06:53 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla	10:03 – 11:38
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868067.27
Julian Day	2456532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0438°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.19°

🪷 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 (24.0438°), declination 9.71°, 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: 2013-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)