पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 19, 1961 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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 243.58° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 27.29° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 242.95° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| बुध Budha | 245.64° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 285.08° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 234.70° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 275.54° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:12 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:57 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:35 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:36 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:43 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:46 – 05:29 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:18 – 06:12 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:13 – 11:56 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:22 – 14:05 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:45 – 17:09 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:57 – 17:24 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:42 – 18:27 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:13 – 23:56 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:16 – 15:36 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:53 – 10:14 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:35 – 12:55 |
| Varjyam | 06:39 – 06:56 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:43 – 09:04 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:12 – 07:33 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:33 – 08:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:53 – 10:14 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:14 – 11:35 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:35 – 12:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 12:55 – 14:16 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:16 – 15:36 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:36 – 16:57 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 16:57 – 18:36 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:36 – 20:16 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:16 – 21:55 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 21:55 – 23:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:35 – 01:14 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:14 – 02:53 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:53 – 04:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:33 – 06:12 (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 Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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 | 5063 · Kali-5063 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1849187.27 · 5062.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2437652.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.3217° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 144.26° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 13/30) |
🪷 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 (23.3217°) · declination -23.40° · EoT 2.32 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:1961-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)