पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 28, 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
- मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.27 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
"14.27 For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Navamī (9/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Punarvasu Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Atigaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 343.84° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 84.52° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 338.89° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 343.49° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 261.85° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 29.78° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 334.94° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P1 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:34 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:51 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:43 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:43 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:07 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 17 Mins 20 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 42 Mins 40 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:56 – 04:45 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:32 – 05:34 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:18 – 12:07 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:45 – 14:35 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:39 – 18:03 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:51 – 18:22 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:36 – 19:21 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:18 – 00:07 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:15 – 14:47 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 05:34 – 07:06 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:38 – 10:10 |
| Varjyam | 06:05 – 06:24 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:26 – 08:51 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Śubha | 05:34 – 07:06 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 07:06 – 08:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:38 – 10:10 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:10 – 11:43 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 11:43 – 13:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 16:19 – 17:51 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 17:51 – 19:19 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:47 – 22:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:15 – 23:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 23:43 – 01:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:10 – 02:38 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:38 – 04:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 04:06 – 05:34 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + 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) | 1861705.27 · 5097.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450170.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8004° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 100.09° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 9/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8004°) · declination 3.03° · EoT -5.62 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:1996-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)