पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 24, 1986 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
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं
पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं
पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं
पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Citrā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vajra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 9.92° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 183.12° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 258.92° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 344.78° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 321.20° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 33.18° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 224.69° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:10 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:00 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:35 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:23 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:53 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:27 – 04:19 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:06 – 05:10 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:09 – 12:01 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:44 – 14:35 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:48 – 18:12 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:00 – 18:33 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:45 – 19:30 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:09 – 00:01 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:11 – 14:48 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 05:10 – 06:46 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:23 – 09:59 |
| Varjyam | 05:42 – 06:03 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:10 – 08:35 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 05:10 – 06:46 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 06:46 – 08:23 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:23 – 09:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 09:59 – 11:35 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 11:35 – 13:11 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:11 – 14:48 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 16:24 – 18:00 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 18:00 – 19:24 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:48 – 22:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:11 – 23:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 23:35 – 00:59 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 00:59 – 02:23 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:23 – 03:46 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 03:46 – 05:10 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā 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 | 5088 · Kali-5088 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1858079.27 · 5087.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2446544.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.6618° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 172.36° · 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 (23.6618°) · declination 12.71° · EoT 1.80 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:1986-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)