पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 17, 2039 CE

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BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।

"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1446

Malayalam Era: 1215

Nanakshahi: 570

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.13°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	169.08°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.51°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	203.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	145.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	132.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	159.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:58 – 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	22:58 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:00 – 08:28
Yamaganda	09:55 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla	12:49 – 14:16
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:33 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:00 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:49 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:43 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:10 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:43 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:16 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:55 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:28 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:00 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877613.27
Julian Day	2466078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.87°

🪷 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 (24.4089°), declination -9.14°, 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: 2039-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)