पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 20, 2038 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	0.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.84°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	104.07°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	109.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	106.57°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	141.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:33 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:04 – 11:40
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla	06:51 – 08:28
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:15 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:51 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:28 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:04 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:40 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:16 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:29 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:05 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:29 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:16 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:40 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:04 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:28 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:51 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877190.27
Julian Day	2465655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	240.87°

🪷 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 (24.3927°), declination 12.46°, EoT -3.05 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: 2038-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)