पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · March 4, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	319.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	14.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	336.40°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.27°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	326.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:45 – 16:14
Yamaganda	08:53 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	11:49 – 13:17
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:56 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:24 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:53 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:49 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:45 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:14 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:42 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:14 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:45 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:49 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:53 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:24 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°

Longitude: 88.3639°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 9 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872273.27
Julian Day	2460738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	52.15°

🪷 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 (24.2046°), declination -6.40°, EoT -12.45 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: 2025-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)