पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 12, 2040 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।

"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.44'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	145.49°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	209.61°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	173.39°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	167.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	162.36°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	172.77°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	166.77°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 13:05
Yamaganda	06:55 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	10:00 – 11:33
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:22 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:55 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:00 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:33 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:05 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:38 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:10 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:43 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:10 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:38 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:05 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:33 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:55 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877944.27
Julian Day	2466409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	66.16°

🪷 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 (24.4215°), declination 4.00°, EoT 4.38 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: 2040-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)