पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 24, 2031 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।

"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.52°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	246.34°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	233.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	156.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	113.35°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	58.44°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:04 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:29 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:04 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:28 – 12:59
Yamaganda	06:56 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	09:57 – 11:28
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:25 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:56 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:57 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:28 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:59 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:30 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:00 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:31 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:00 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:30 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:59 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:28 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:57 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:56 – 05:25 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874668.27
Julian Day	2463133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.44°

🪷 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 (24.2962°), declination -0.32°, EoT 8.79 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: 2031-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)