पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 2, 2038 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	210.22°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	173.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	175.66°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.06°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	159.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	146.97°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:02 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:25 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:02 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:27 – 09:56
Yamaganda	12:55 – 14:24
Gulika Kāla	05:28 – 06:57
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

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 – 12:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:55 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:24 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:54 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:23 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:54 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:24 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:55 – 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 Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877233.27
Julian Day	2465698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3943°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.63°

🪷 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 (24.3943°), declination -3.55°, EoT 11.48 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: 2038-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)