पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 17, 2031 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।

"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	61.41°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	29.50°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	189.78°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	70.86°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.60°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	105.38°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	49.75°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:00 – 16:42
Yamaganda	08:15 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla	11:38 – 13:19
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:52 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:33 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:15 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:56 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:38 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:19 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:00 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:42 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:23 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:42 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:00 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:19 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:38 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:56 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:15 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:33 – 04:52 (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 Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874569.27
Julian Day	2463034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.26°

🪷 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 (24.2924°), declination 23.37°, EoT -0.61 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: 2031-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)