पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 13, 2042 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1449

Malayalam Era: 1218

Nanakshahi: 573

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	116.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	83.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	140.90°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.68°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	161.20°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	185.94°	Tulā	Citrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:19
Yamaganda	06:50 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla	10:04 – 11:42
Varjyam	05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:13 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:50 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:27 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:04 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:19 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:33 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:10 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:33 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:19 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:04 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:27 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:50 – 05:13 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878644.27
Julian Day	2467109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	328.14°

🪷 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 (24.4483°), declination 14.67°, EoT -4.56 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: 2042-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)