पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 8, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।

"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	209.25°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	195.96°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.44°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	216.13°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	196.47°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:00 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:00 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:21 – 15:49
Yamaganda	08:27 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla	11:24 – 12:52
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:30 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:58 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:55 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:24 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:52 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:21 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:49 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:18 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:49 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:21 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:52 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:24 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:58 – 05:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868108.27
Julian Day	2456573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.43°

🪷 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 (24.0453°), declination -5.88°, EoT 13.23 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: 2013-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)