पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 26, 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vaidhṛti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 312.92° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 40.65° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 314.57° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 290.41° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 257.40° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 356.03° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 331.13° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:02 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:39 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:50 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:02 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:21 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 36 Mins 56 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 23 Mins 04 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:29 – 05:16 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:04 – 06:02 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:14 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:47 – 14:33 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:27 – 17:51 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:39 – 18:08 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:24 – 19:09 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:14 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:29 – 08:56 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:23 – 11:50 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:18 – 14:45 |
| Varjyam | 06:31 – 06:50 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:45 – 09:08 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:02 – 07:29 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:29 – 08:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:56 – 10:23 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:23 – 11:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:50 – 13:18 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:18 – 14:45 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:45 – 16:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:12 – 17:39 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 17:39 – 19:12 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:12 – 20:45 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:45 – 22:18 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:18 – 23:50 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:50 – 01:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:23 – 02:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:56 – 04:29 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:29 – 06:02 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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) | 1861674.27 · 5097.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450139.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7993° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 86.08° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 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 (23.7993°) · declination -9.04° · EoT -13.55 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:1996-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)