पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 6, 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Bharaṇī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Gaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 110.06° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 17.72° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 73.80° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 133.00° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 255.34° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 65.12° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 343.28° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:10 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:15 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:43 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:04 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 12:02 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 04 Mins 51 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 55 Mins 09 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:25 – 04:18 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:05 – 05:10 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:16 – 12:09 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:53 – 14:46 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:03 – 18:27 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:15 – 18:48 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:00 – 19:45 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:16 – 00:09 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:59 – 16:37 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:26 – 10:04 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:43 – 13:21 |
| Varjyam | 05:43 – 06:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:13 – 08:39 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva 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 Roga | 05:10 – 06:48 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 06:48 – 08:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:26 – 10:04 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:04 – 11:43 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:43 – 13:21 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:21 – 14:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:59 – 16:37 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:37 – 18:15 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:15 – 19:37 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:37 – 20:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:59 – 22:21 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:21 – 23:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:43 – 01:04 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:04 – 02:26 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:26 – 03:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 03:48 – 05:10 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 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) | 1861836.27 · 5097.5 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450301.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8055° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 264.99° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8055°) · declination 16.66° · EoT -5.59 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:1996-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)