पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 2, 1978 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
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Hasta Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 257.74° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 162.20° | Kanyā | Hasta P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 105.55° | Karka | Puṣya P4 |
| बुध Budha | 237.86° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 65.93° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 253.23° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शनि Śani | 126.54° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:18 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:04 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:41 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:20 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:18 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:52 – 05:35 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:24 – 06:18 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:20 – 12:03 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:29 – 14:12 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:52 – 17:16 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:04 – 17:31 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:49 – 18:34 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:20 – 00:03 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:39 – 08:59 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:20 – 11:41 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:02 – 14:23 |
| Varjyam | 06:45 – 07:02 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:49 – 09:10 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:39 – 08:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:59 – 10:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:20 – 11:41 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:41 – 13:02 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:02 – 14:23 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:23 – 15:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 15:44 – 17:04 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 17:04 – 18:44 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 18:44 – 20:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:23 – 22:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:02 – 23:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:41 – 01:20 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:20 – 02:59 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:59 – 04:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:39 – 06:18 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta 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 | 5079 · Kali-5079 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1855045.27 · 5078.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2443510.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.5457° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 268.15° · 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 (23.5457°) · declination -22.96° · EoT -4.15 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:1978-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)