पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 4, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।

"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	46.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	153.81°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	19.99°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	121.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	307.22°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:25 – 12:54
Yamaganda	06:57 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	09:56 – 11:25
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:28 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:57 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:56 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:25 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:54 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:23 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:52 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:21 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:52 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:23 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:54 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:25 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:56 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:57 – 05:28 (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 Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871756.27
Julian Day	2460221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	239.53°

🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.18°, EoT 12.10 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: 2023-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)