पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 6, 2021 CE

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BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।

"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	163.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	169.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	176.55°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.40°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	282.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:23 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:24 – 12:53
Yamaganda	06:58 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:24
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:29 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:58 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:24 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:53 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:22 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:51 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:19 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:51 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:22 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:53 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:24 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:58 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871028.27
Julian Day	2459493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.12°

🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -5.14°, EoT 12.68 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: 2021-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)