पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 6, 1996 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।
निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Punarvasu Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Indra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 261.19° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 83.05° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 274.34° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 280.20° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 246.97° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 295.06° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 325.95° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:19 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:07 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:43 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:08 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 06:33 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:52 – 05:36 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:25 – 06:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:21 – 12:04 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:31 – 14:14 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:55 – 17:19 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:07 – 17:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:52 – 18:37 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:21 – 00:04 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:01 – 10:22 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:04 – 14:25 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:19 – 07:40 |
| Varjyam | 06:46 – 07:03 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:50 – 09:12 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · 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 Kāla | 06:19 – 07:40 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:40 – 09:01 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:43 – 13:04 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:04 – 14:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:25 – 15:46 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:46 – 17:07 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:46 – 20:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:25 – 22:04 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:04 – 23:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:43 – 01:22 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:22 – 03:01 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:01 – 04:40 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:40 – 06:19 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
🌌 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 | 5097 · Kali-5097 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861623.27 · 5097.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450088.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7973° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 182.91° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 16/30) |
🪷 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 (23.7973°) · declination -22.59° · EoT -5.88 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:1996-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)