पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 31, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.19 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।

रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।8.19।।

"8.19 The same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus is it ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.17°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	239.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	353.29°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	86.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	266.11°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	58.82°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	273.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:04 – 11:43
Yamaganda	15:01 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla	06:47 – 08:25
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Chala	05:08 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:47 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:25 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:04 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:22 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:01 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:39 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:18 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:39 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:01 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:22 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:04 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:25 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:47 – 05:08 (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 Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870596.27
Julian Day	2459061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	135.88°

🪷 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 (24.1405°), declination 18.18°, EoT -6.07 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: 2020-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)