पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 10, 2040 CE

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BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	143.54°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	183.29°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.08°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	164.43°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	170.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	166.54°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:55 – 08:28
Yamaganda	10:00 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla	13:06 – 14:39
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:22 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:55 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:28 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:00 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:33 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:06 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:39 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:12 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:45 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:12 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:39 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:06 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:33 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:00 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:28 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:55 – 05:22 (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 Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877942.27
Julian Day	2466407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.21°

🪷 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 (24.4214°), declination 4.76°, EoT 3.65 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: 2040-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)