पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 15, 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
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Āyuṣmān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 30.69° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 1.67° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 15.43° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 30.87° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 263.79° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 64.11° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 340.30° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:57 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:10 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:33 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 03:18 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 15:56 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:11 – 04:04 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:50 – 04:57 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:07 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:45 – 14:38 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:58 – 18:22 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:10 – 18:43 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:55 – 19:40 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:07 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:33 – 13:12 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:36 – 08:15 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:54 – 11:33 |
| Varjyam | 05:30 – 05:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:02 – 08:28 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 04:57 – 06:36 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:15 – 09:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:51 – 16:31 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:31 – 18:10 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:10 – 19:31 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:31 – 20:51 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:51 – 22:12 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 00:54 – 02:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:15 – 03:36 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:36 – 04:57 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 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) | 1861753.27 · 5097.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450218.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8023° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 331.55° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 28/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8023°) · declination 18.89° · EoT 3.76 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:1996-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)