पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 22, 1996 CE
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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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.72 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।
स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
"2.72 O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which if a man once attain, it shall never be taken from him. Even at the time of leaving the body, he will remain firmly enthroned there, and will become one with the Eternal."" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 246.66° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 33.86° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 151.79° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 265.30° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 269.14° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 222.24° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 337.09° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:14 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:58 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:36 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:48 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:02 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 44 Mins 50 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 15 Mins 10 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:48 – 05:31 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:20 – 06:14 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:15 – 11:58 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:24 – 14:06 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:46 – 17:10 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:58 – 17:25 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:43 – 18:28 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:15 – 23:58 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:38 – 16:58 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 11:36 – 12:57 |
| Gulika Kāla | 14:17 – 15:38 |
| Varjyam | 06:40 – 06:58 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:44 – 09:06 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Udveg | 06:14 – 07:34 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 07:34 – 08:55 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:55 – 10:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:15 – 11:36 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 11:36 – 12:57 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 12:57 – 14:17 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 14:17 – 15:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 15:38 – 16:58 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 16:58 – 18:38 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 18:38 – 20:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 20:17 – 21:57 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 21:57 – 23:36 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 23:36 – 01:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:15 – 02:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:55 – 04:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 04:34 – 06:14 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + 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) | 1861974.27 · 5097.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450439.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8107° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 147.29° · 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 (23.8107°) · declination -23.44° · EoT 0.91 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:1996-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)