पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 4, 2031 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।

"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	26.73°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	240.69°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	173.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	238.29°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	120.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	58.55°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:27 – 09:56
Yamaganda	12:54 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla	05:28 – 06:57
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Kāla	05:28 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:57 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:27 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:56 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:25 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:54 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:23 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:52 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:21 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:52 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:23 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:54 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:25 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:56 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:27 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:57 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + 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)	1874678.27
Julian Day	2463143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.71°

🪷 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 (24.2966°), declination -4.21°, EoT 12.10 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: 2031-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)