पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 5, 2017 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।

"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	338.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	164.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	184.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	144.08°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	238.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:23 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:53 – 14:22
Yamaganda	05:29 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla	08:27 – 09:56
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:29 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:58 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:27 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	09:56 – 11:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:25 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	12:53 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:22 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:51 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:20 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:51 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:22 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	21:53 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:25 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	00:56 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:58 – 05:29 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869566.27
Julian Day	2458031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1011°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.65°

🪷 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 (24.1011°), declination -4.74°, EoT 12.39 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: 2017-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)