पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 11, 2014 CE

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BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।

"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.59°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	27.57°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	234.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	185.76°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	169.70°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	207.23°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:20 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:27 – 09:55
Yamaganda	12:51 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla	05:31 – 06:59
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:31 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:59 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:55 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:23 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:51 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:19 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:47 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:15 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:47 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:19 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:51 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:23 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:27 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:59 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868476.27
Julian Day	2456941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	214.51°

🪷 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 (24.0594°), declination -6.93°, EoT 13.99 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: 2014-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)