पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 16, 1902 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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Also observed today
- मध्वाचार्य जयन्ती · Madhvācārya JayantīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Navamī (9/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyāghāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 31.74° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 139.67° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 22.70° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P3 |
| बुध Budha | 51.16° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 295.47° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 348.10° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 276.57° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:57 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:10 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:33 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:31 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:59 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:11 – 04:04 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:51 – 04:57 |
| 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 | 09:54 – 11:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:51 – 16:31 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:36 – 08:15 |
| Varjyam | 05:30 – 05:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:02 – 08:28 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 04:57 – 06:36 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:15 – 09:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:33 – 13:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:51 – 16:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:31 – 18:10 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:10 – 19:31 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:31 – 20:51 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:51 – 22:12 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:15 – 03:36 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:36 – 04:57 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
🌌 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 | 5004 · Kali-5004 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1827420.27 · 5003.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2415885.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 22.4892° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 105.11° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 9/30) |
🪷 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 (22.4892°) · declination 18.83° · 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:1902-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)