पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 9, 1959 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 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Atigaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 171.71° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 259.93° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 178.97° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 186.98° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 218.04° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 131.77° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 248.63° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:30 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:17 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:23 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:54 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 22:39 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:55 – 04:43 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:31 – 05:30 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:00 – 11:47 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:21 – 14:09 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:05 – 17:29 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:17 – 17:47 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:02 – 18:47 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:00 – 23:47 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:55 – 11:23 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:20 – 15:49 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:58 – 08:27 |
| Varjyam | 05:59 – 06:18 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:15 – 08:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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 Chala | 05:30 – 06:58 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:58 – 08:27 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 09:55 – 11:23 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:23 – 12:52 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 12:52 – 14:20 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:20 – 15:49 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:49 – 17:17 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:17 – 18:49 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:49 – 20:20 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:20 – 21:52 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 21:52 – 23:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:23 – 00:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 00:55 – 02:27 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:27 – 03:58 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:58 – 05:30 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā 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 | 5061 · Kali-5061 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1848385.27 · 5060.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2436850.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.2910° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 85.86° · 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 (23.2910°) · declination -5.91° · EoT 13.49 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:1959-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)