पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 18, 1946 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 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1353
Malayalam Era: 1122
Nanakshahi: 477
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Puṣya Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 180.95° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 97.16° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 203.64° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 202.28° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 193.01° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 218.38° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 105.05° | Karka | Puṣya P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:34 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:10 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:22 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:09 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 12:24 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:01 – 04:47 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:36 – 05:34 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 10:58 – 11:45 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:18 – 14:04 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:58 – 17:22 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:10 – 17:39 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:55 – 18:40 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 22:58 – 23:45 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:55 – 11:22 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:16 – 15:43 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:01 – 08:28 |
| Varjyam | 06:03 – 06:21 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:16 – 08:39 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:34 – 07:01 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:01 – 08:28 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:16 – 15:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:43 – 17:10 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:10 – 18:43 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:43 – 20:16 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:16 – 21:49 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 21:49 – 23:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 00:55 – 02:28 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:01 – 05:34 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya 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 | 5048 · Kali-5048 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1843646.27 · 5047.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2432111.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.1098° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 274.29° · 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 (23.1098°) · declination -9.33° · EoT 15.40 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:1946-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)