पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 16, 1994 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 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 303.36° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 4.08° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 291.06° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| बुध Budha | 312.05° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 200.67° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 310.66° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 308.35° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:09 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:34 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:51 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 09:34 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 22:15 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:38 – 05:23 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:12 – 06:09 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:29 – 12:14 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:31 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:22 – 17:46 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:34 – 18:03 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:19 – 19:04 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:29 – 00:14 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:51 – 13:17 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:35 – 09:00 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:26 – 11:51 |
| Varjyam | 06:37 – 06:56 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:49 – 09:12 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:09 – 07:35 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:35 – 09:00 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:00 – 10:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:26 – 11:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:17 – 14:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:43 – 16:08 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:08 – 17:34 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:34 – 19:08 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:08 – 20:43 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:51 – 01:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:26 – 03:00 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:00 – 04:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:35 – 06:09 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 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 | 5095 · Kali-5095 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1860934.27 · 5095.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2449399.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7710° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 63.54° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 6/30) |
🪷 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 (23.7710°) · declination -12.47° · EoT -14.54 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:1994-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)