पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 31, 2019 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।

"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	45.21°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	3.93°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	56.22°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.68°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	24.64°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	265.57°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:54 – 11:34
Yamaganda	14:56 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla	06:33 – 08:13
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:52 – 06:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:54 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:34 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:56 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:36 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:36 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:56 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:34 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:13 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:33 – 04:52 (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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870169.27
Julian Day	2458634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	318.24°

🪷 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 (24.1242°), declination 21.85°, EoT 2.50 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: 2019-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)