पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 20, 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
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Harṣaṇa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Catuṣpāda |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 275.45° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 268.32° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 285.33° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| बुध Budha | 272.80° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 250.07° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 312.16° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 327.12° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:19 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:16 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:48 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 05:55 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 16:44 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 56 Mins 55 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 03 Mins 05 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:52 – 05:36 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:25 – 06:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:26 – 12:10 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:37 – 14:21 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:04 – 17:28 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:16 – 17:44 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:01 – 18:46 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:26 – 00:10 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:04 – 10:26 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:10 – 14:32 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:19 – 07:42 |
| Varjyam | 06:47 – 07:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:53 – 09:15 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 06:19 – 07:42 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:42 – 09:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:04 – 10:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:26 – 11:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:48 – 13:10 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:10 – 14:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:32 – 15:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:54 – 17:16 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:16 – 18:54 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:54 – 20:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:32 – 22:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:10 – 23:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:48 – 01:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:26 – 03:04 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:04 – 04:42 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:42 – 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 Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
🌌 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) | 1861637.27 · 5097.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450102.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7978° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 353.51° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 30/30) |
🪷 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 (23.7978°) · declination -20.31° · EoT -10.96 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:1996-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)