पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 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
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 6.44° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 31.46° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 356.61° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| बुध Budha | 26.20° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 263.64° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 50.78° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| शनि Śani | 337.68° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:13 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:59 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:36 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 06:40 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 19:52 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 46 Mins 27 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 13 Mins 33 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:31 – 04:22 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:09 – 05:13 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:10 – 12:02 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:44 – 14:35 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:47 – 18:11 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:59 – 18:31 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:44 – 19:29 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:10 – 00:02 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:24 – 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:12 – 14:48 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:13 – 06:49 |
| Varjyam | 05:45 – 06:05 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:12 – 08:37 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla | 05:13 – 06:49 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:49 – 08:24 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:24 – 10:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:00 – 11:36 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:36 – 13:12 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:12 – 14:48 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:48 – 16:23 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:23 – 17:59 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:59 – 19:23 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:23 – 20:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:48 – 22:12 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:12 – 23:36 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:36 – 01:00 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:00 – 02:24 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:24 – 03:49 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:49 – 05:13 (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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (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 | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861728.27 · 5097.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450193.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8013° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 27.23° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 3/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8013°) · declination 11.56° · EoT 0.97 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:1996-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)