पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 17, 1931 CE
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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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 241.23° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 332.28° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 253.26° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| बुध Budha | 252.04° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 120.12° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 267.15° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 269.57° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:11 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:56 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:34 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:39 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:37 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:45 – 05:28 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:17 – 06:11 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:12 – 11:55 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:21 – 14:04 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:44 – 17:08 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:56 – 17:23 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:41 – 18:26 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:12 – 23:55 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:54 – 14:15 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:11 – 07:32 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:52 – 10:13 |
| Varjyam | 06:38 – 06:55 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:42 – 09:03 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 06:11 – 07:32 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 07:32 – 08:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:52 – 10:13 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:13 – 11:34 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 11:34 – 12:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 12:54 – 14:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:15 – 15:36 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 15:36 – 16:56 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 18:36 – 20:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:15 – 21:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 21:54 – 23:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 23:34 – 01:13 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:13 – 02:52 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:52 – 04:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 04:32 – 06:11 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā 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 | 5033 · Kali-5033 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1838227.27 · 5032.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2426692.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 22.9025° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.52° · 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 (22.9025°) · declination -23.31° · EoT 3.25 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage: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:1931-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)