पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 23, 2018 CE

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अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।

"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	216.57°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.05°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	310.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	226.29°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	219.05°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	181.72°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	252.76°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:02 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:14 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla	16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:02 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:02 – 11:24
Yamaganda	14:08 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla	07:18 – 08:40
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:56 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:18 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:40 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:02 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:24 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:46 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:08 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:30 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	16:53 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:30 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:08 – 21:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:46 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:24 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:02 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:40 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:18 – 05:56 (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 Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869980.27
Julian Day	2458445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.08°

🪷 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 (24.1169°), declination -20.29°, EoT 12.85 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: 2018-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)