पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 16, 1891 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Maghā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Dhruva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 32.53° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 125.33° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 56.82° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 25.05° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 323.08° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 1.33° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 138.91° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:56 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:10 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:33 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:21 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:08 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:11 – 04:04 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:50 – 04:56 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:07 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:45 – 14:38 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:58 – 18:22 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:10 – 18:43 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:55 – 19:40 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:07 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:15 – 09:54 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:12 – 14:52 |
| Gulika Kāla | 04:56 – 06:36 |
| Varjyam | 05:29 – 05:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:02 – 08:28 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Tropical 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
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 04:56 – 06:36 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:15 – 09:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:33 – 13:12 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:12 – 14:52 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:52 – 16:31 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:31 – 18:10 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:10 – 19:31 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:31 – 20:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:52 – 22:12 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:15 – 03:36 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:36 – 04:56 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 4993 · Kali-4993 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1823403.27 · 4992.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2411868.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 22.3355° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 92.18° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (22.3355°) · declination 18.98° · EoT 3.74 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1891-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)