पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 10, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।

"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.09°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	329.17°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.87°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	223.26°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.10°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	272.12°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	203.83°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:54 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla	16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:12 – 15:33
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla	11:31 – 12:51
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:07 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:28 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:10 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:31 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:51 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:12 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:33 – 16:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:54 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:33 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:12 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:51 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:31 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:10 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:28 – 06:07 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868171.27
Julian Day	2456636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.12°

🪷 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 (24.0477°), declination -22.91°, EoT 6.43 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: 2013-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)