पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 3, 2017 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।

"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.15'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.82°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	234.20°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.37°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	133.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	68.45°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	237.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:21 – 15:00
Yamaganda	05:09 – 06:47
Gulika Kāla	08:26 – 10:04
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:09 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:47 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:26 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:04 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:21 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:00 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:38 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:17 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:38 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:00 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:21 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:04 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:26 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:47 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869503.27
Julian Day	2457968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0987°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	125.84°

🪷 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 (24.0987°), declination 17.49°, EoT -5.88 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: 2017-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)