पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 17, 2018 CE

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BG 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।

"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.29°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	326.24°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	245.24°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	350.23°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.82°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	348.16°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	254.07°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:45 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:16 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla	05:45 – 07:15
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:45 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:15 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:45 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:46 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:16 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:47 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:17 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:47 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:17 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:47 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:16 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:46 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:45 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:15 – 05:45 (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 Amāvasyā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869729.27
Julian Day	2458194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.35°

🪷 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 (24.1073°), declination -1.43°, EoT -9.06 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: 2018-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)