पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 13, 2040 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।

"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.90°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	261.71°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	194.23°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	192.02°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	210.41°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शनि Śani	170.52°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:34 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:19 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:13 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:27 – 09:55
Yamaganda	12:50 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla	05:32 – 07:00
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:32 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:00 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:27 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:55 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:23 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	12:50 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:18 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:45 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:13 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:45 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:18 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	21:50 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:23 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:27 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:00 – 05:32 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877975.27
Julian Day	2466440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.58°

🪷 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 (24.4227°), declination -7.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2040-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)