पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 4, 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Prīti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 320.23° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 55.55° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 203.34° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 330.52° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 354.26° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 292.05° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| शनि Śani | 170.84° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:57 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:42 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:49 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:27 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:54 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:23 – 05:10 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:58 – 05:57 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:26 – 12:13 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:47 – 14:34 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:30 – 17:54 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:42 – 18:12 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:27 – 19:12 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:26 – 00:13 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:46 – 16:14 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:53 – 10:21 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:49 – 13:18 |
| Varjyam | 06:26 – 06:45 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:41 – 09:05 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:57 – 07:25 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:25 – 08:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:53 – 10:21 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:49 – 13:18 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:18 – 14:46 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:46 – 16:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:14 – 17:42 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:42 – 19:14 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:14 – 20:46 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:46 – 22:18 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:18 – 23:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:49 – 01:21 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:21 – 02:53 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:53 – 04:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:25 – 05:57 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā 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 | 5053 · Kali-5053 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1845610.27 · 5053.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2434075.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.1849° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 93.14° · 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 (23.1849°) · declination -6.52° · EoT -12.45 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:1952-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)