पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 31, 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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) | Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 46.07° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 201.57° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 27.19° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 26.13° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 262.88° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 62.26° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 341.65° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:52 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:17 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:34 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:22 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:31 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 25 Mins 04 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 34 Mins 56 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:05 – 03:58 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:45 – 04:52 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:08 – 12:01 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:49 – 14:42 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:05 – 18:29 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:17 – 18:51 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:02 – 19:47 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:08 – 00:01 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:54 – 11:34 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:56 – 16:36 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:33 – 08:13 |
| Varjyam | 05:25 – 05:47 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:00 – 08:27 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 04:52 – 06:33 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 09:54 – 11:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:34 – 13:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:15 – 14:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:56 – 16:36 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:36 – 18:17 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:17 – 19:36 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:36 – 20:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:56 – 22:15 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:15 – 23:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:34 – 00:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:13 – 03:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:33 – 04:52 (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 Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)
🌌 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) | 1861769.27 · 5097.4 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450234.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8029° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 155.41° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 13/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8029°) · declination 21.93° · EoT 2.50 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:1996-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)