पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 17, 2028 CE

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BG 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.72°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	231.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	333.17°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	310.96°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.61°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	18.34°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	2.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:46
Yamaganda	14:47 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla	07:15 – 08:45
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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	05:44 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:15 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:45 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:46 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:16 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:17 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:48 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:47 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:16 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:46 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:45 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:15 – 05:44 (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	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873382.27
Julian Day	2461847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	256.35°

🪷 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 (24.2470°), declination -1.20°, EoT -9.06 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: 2028-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)