पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 8, 1942 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।
देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।
देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śiva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 354.53° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 262.47° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 56.72° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 342.65° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 54.64° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 309.14° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 33.59° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:24 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:54 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:39 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:08 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 10:54 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:44 – 04:34 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:21 – 05:24 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:14 – 12:04 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:44 – 14:34 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:42 – 18:06 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:54 – 18:26 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:39 – 19:24 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:14 – 00:04 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:39 – 13:13 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:58 – 08:32 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:05 – 11:39 |
| Varjyam | 05:55 – 06:15 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:19 – 08:44 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:24 – 06:58 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:58 – 08:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:32 – 10:05 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:05 – 11:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:39 – 13:13 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:13 – 14:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:47 – 16:21 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:21 – 17:54 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:54 – 19:21 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:21 – 20:47 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:47 – 22:13 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:13 – 23:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:39 – 01:05 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:05 – 02:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:32 – 03:58 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:58 – 05:24 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa 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 | 5043 · Kali-5043 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1841992.27 · 5043.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2430457.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.0465° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 265.81° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (23.0465°) · declination 6.90° · EoT -2.19 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:1942-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)