पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 24, 2015 CE

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BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	96.79°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	185.33°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.34°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	96.86°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.28°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.43°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.06°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:03 – 11:43
Yamaganda	15:02 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:24
Varjyam	05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:04 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:44 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:24 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:03 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:02 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:42 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:22 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:42 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:02 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:03 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:24 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:44 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868762.27
Julian Day	2457227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.37°

🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2015-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)