पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 1, 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
- रङ्गभरी एकादशी · Raṅgbhari EkādaśīShaiva
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
- कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.35 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा।
भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम्।।13.35।।
भूतप्रकृतिमोक्षं च ये विदुर्यान्ति ते परम्।।13.35।।
"13.35 Those who with the eyes of wisdom thus see the difference between Matter and Spirit, and know how to liberate Life from the Law of Nature, they attain the Supreme."" — 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 Ekādaśī (11/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Punarvasu Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 316.94° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 88.33° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 317.72° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 296.25° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 258.08° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 0.60° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 331.61° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:59 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:41 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:50 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:55 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:16 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:25 – 05:12 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:00 – 05:59 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:13 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:47 – 14:34 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:29 – 17:53 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:41 – 18:10 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:26 – 19:11 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:13 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:22 – 11:50 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:45 – 16:13 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:27 – 08:54 |
| Varjyam | 06:28 – 06:47 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:43 – 09:06 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Chala | 05:59 – 07:27 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:27 – 08:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:54 – 10:22 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:22 – 11:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:50 – 13:18 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:18 – 14:45 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:45 – 16:13 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:13 – 17:41 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:41 – 19:13 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:13 – 20:45 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:45 – 22:18 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:18 – 23:50 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:50 – 01:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:22 – 02:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:54 – 04:27 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:27 – 05:59 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + 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) | 1861678.27 · 5097.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450143.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7994° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 129.66° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 11/30) |
🪷 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 (23.7994°) · declination -7.54° · EoT -13.04 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:1996-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)