पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 17, 2034 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1441

Malayalam Era: 1210

Nanakshahi: 565

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	231.10°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.06°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	169.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	342.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	186.45°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	99.84°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:16 – 15:43
Yamaganda	08:28 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla	11:22 – 12:49
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 Roga	05:34 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:28 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:43 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:10 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:43 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:16 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:01 – 05:34 (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 Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875787.27
Julian Day	2464252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	55.68°

🪷 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 (24.3390°), declination -9.22°, EoT 15.23 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: 2034-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)