पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 18, 2038 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	336.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.57°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	102.92°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.84°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	104.12°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	141.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:40 – 13:17
Yamaganda	06:51 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	10:04 – 11:40
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:15 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:51 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:04 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:40 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:53 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:30 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:06 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:30 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:53 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:40 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:04 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:51 – 05:15 (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 Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877188.27
Julian Day	2465653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	218.61°

🪷 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 (24.3926°), declination 13.11°, EoT -3.53 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: 2038-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)