पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 18, 1920 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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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra283.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.76°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha316.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra272.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani136.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs

✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:51
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:35 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

🌐 Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

🌌 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 Year5021 · Kali-5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833907.27 · 5021.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight
Julian Day2422372.770833 · universal astronomical day-count
Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri)22.7373° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.96° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 29/30)
🪷 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 (22.7373°) · declination -12.14° · EoT -14.43 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:1920-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)