पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 17, 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
- वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — 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 Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Nāga |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 32.62° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 27.41° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 16.91° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 29.65° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 263.72° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 64.43° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 340.48° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:56 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:11 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:33 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 04:38 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 17:46 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 14 Mins 59 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 45 Mins 01 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:10 – 04:03 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:49 – 04:56 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:07 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:39 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:59 – 18:23 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:11 – 18:44 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:56 – 19:41 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:07 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:54 – 11:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:52 – 16:31 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:35 – 08:14 |
| Varjyam | 05:29 – 05:50 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:01 – 08:28 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 04:56 – 06:35 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:35 – 08:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:14 – 09:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:33 – 13:13 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:13 – 14:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:52 – 16:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:31 – 18:11 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:11 – 19:31 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:31 – 20:52 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:52 – 22:13 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 00:54 – 02:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:14 – 03:35 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:35 – 04:56 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-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) | 1861755.27 · 5097.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450220.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8024° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 356.44° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 30/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8024°) · declination 19.35° · EoT 3.72 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:1996-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)