पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 24, 1995 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
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।
ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।
ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Svātī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śūla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 279.78° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 187.61° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 125.93° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 297.22° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 225.40° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 233.24° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 316.40° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:19 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:19 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:49 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:58 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:23 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:51 – 05:35 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:24 – 06:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:11 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:39 – 14:23 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:07 – 17:31 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:19 – 17:47 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:04 – 18:49 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:11 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:34 – 15:57 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:04 – 10:26 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:49 – 13:12 |
| Varjyam | 06:46 – 07:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:53 – 09:15 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · 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 Roga | 06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:41 – 09:04 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:04 – 10:26 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:26 – 11:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:49 – 13:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:12 – 14:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:34 – 15:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:57 – 17:19 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:19 – 18:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:57 – 20:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:34 – 22:12 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:12 – 23:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:49 – 01:26 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:26 – 03:04 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:04 – 04:41 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:41 – 06:19 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī 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 | 5096 · Kali-5096 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861276.27 · 5096.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2449741.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7840° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 269.56° · 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 (23.7840°) · declination -19.35° · EoT -12.06 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:1995-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)