पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 16, 1952 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
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
- सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 271.67° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 133.32° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 185.56° | Tulā | Citrā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 251.02° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 345.26° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 233.38° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 172.02° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:20 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:13 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:47 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 20:15 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 08:51 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 53 Mins 41 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 06 Mins 19 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:53 – 05:36 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:25 – 06:20 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:25 – 12:08 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:36 – 14:19 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:01 – 17:25 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:13 – 17:41 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:58 – 18:43 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:25 – 00:08 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:47 – 13:08 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:42 – 09:03 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:25 – 11:47 |
| Varjyam | 06:47 – 07:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:52 – 09:14 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik 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 Labha | 06:20 – 07:42 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:42 – 09:03 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:03 – 10:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:25 – 11:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:47 – 13:08 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:08 – 14:30 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:30 – 15:52 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 15:52 – 17:13 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:13 – 18:52 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 18:52 – 20:30 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:30 – 22:08 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:08 – 23:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:47 – 01:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:25 – 03:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:03 – 04:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:42 – 06:20 (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 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 | 5053 · Kali-5053 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1845562.27 · 5053.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2434027.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.1830° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 224.96° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 19/30) |
🪷 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 (23.1830°) · declination -21.16° · EoT -9.69 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:1952-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)