पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 16, 2040 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।

"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.39°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	212.79°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.98°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	121.75°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.89°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	139.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	163.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:18 – 14:54
Yamaganda	05:14 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla	08:28 – 10:04
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:14 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:51 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:28 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:04 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:41 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:18 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:54 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:31 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:08 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:31 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:54 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:18 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:41 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:04 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:28 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:51 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877917.27
Julian Day	2466382.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	96.81°

🪷 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 (24.4205°), declination 13.58°, EoT -3.97 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: 2040-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)