पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 4, 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 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।
पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Harṣaṇa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 137.98° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 39.24° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 92.60° | Karka | Punarvasu P4 |
| बुध Budha | 159.93° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 254.08° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 92.84° | Karka | Punarvasu P4 |
| शनि Śani | 341.81° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:20 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:51 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:35 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 22:21 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:40 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:40 – 04:30 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:17 – 05:20 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:10 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:41 – 14:31 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:39 – 18:03 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:51 – 18:22 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:36 – 19:21 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:10 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:35 – 13:09 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:54 – 08:28 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:02 – 11:35 |
| Varjyam | 05:51 – 06:11 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:15 – 08:40 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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 Labha | 05:20 – 06:54 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:54 – 08:28 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:28 – 10:02 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:02 – 11:35 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:35 – 13:09 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:09 – 14:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:43 – 16:17 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:17 – 17:51 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:51 – 19:17 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:17 – 20:43 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:43 – 22:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:09 – 23:35 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:35 – 01:02 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:02 – 02:28 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:28 – 03:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:54 – 05:20 (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 Saptamī + 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) | 1861865.27 · 5097.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450330.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8066° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 259.49° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 22/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8066°) · declination 7.14° · EoT 1.50 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:1996-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)