पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 14, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।

"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	176.74°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	90.29°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	200.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	196.11°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.51°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	155.65°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	332.68°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:19 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:17 – 15:45
Yamaganda	08:27 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla	11:22 – 12:50
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:32 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:27 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:22 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:50 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:17 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:45 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:12 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:45 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:17 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:27 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:00 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872497.27
Julian Day	2460962.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2132°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.55°

🪷 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 (24.2132°), declination -8.18°, EoT 14.65 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: 2025-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)