पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 21, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	230.09°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.82°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	343.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	339.42°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	329.05°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:45
Yamaganda	14:47 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla	07:12 – 08:43
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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	05:41 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:12 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:47 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:18 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:49 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:18 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:47 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:16 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:12 – 05:41 (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 Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872290.27
Julian Day	2460755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	257.36°

🪷 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 (24.2053°), declination 0.27°, EoT -7.84 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: 2025-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)