पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 1, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.91°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	210.44°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.09°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	131.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.56°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	66.13°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	237.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:00 – 16:39
Yamaganda	08:25 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:22
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:08 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:47 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:25 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:00 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:39 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:18 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:39 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:00 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:04 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:25 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:47 – 05:08 (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 Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869501.27
Julian Day	2457966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0986°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.02°

🪷 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 (24.0986°), declination 18.00°, EoT -6.02 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: 2017-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)