पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 20, 1983 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
- लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1390
Malayalam Era: 1159
Nanakshahi: 514
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 243.94° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 63.41° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 174.71° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 263.04° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 240.48° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 202.21° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 198.86° | Tulā | Svātī P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:13 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:58 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:35 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:49 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 06:17 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:47 – 05:30 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:19 – 06:13 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:14 – 11:57 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:23 – 14:06 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:46 – 17:10 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:58 – 17:24 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:43 – 18:28 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:14 – 23:57 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:16 – 15:37 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:54 – 10:14 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:35 – 12:56 |
| Varjyam | 06:40 – 06:57 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:43 – 09:05 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:13 – 07:33 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:33 – 08:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:54 – 10:14 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:14 – 11:35 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:35 – 12:56 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 12:56 – 14:16 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:16 – 15:37 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:37 – 16:58 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:37 – 20:16 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:16 – 21:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 21:56 – 23:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:35 – 01:14 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:14 – 02:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:54 – 04:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:33 – 06:13 (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 Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 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 | 5085 · Kali-5085 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1857223.27 · 5084.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2445688.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.6290° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 178.09° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 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 (23.6290°) · declination -23.41° · EoT 1.85 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:1983-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)