पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 23, 1996 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Five-Limb Snapshot
Tithi
Śukla Caturdaśī
14/30 · Śukla pakṣa
Nakshatra
Rohiṇī
Pada 3 · 4/27
Yoga
Śubha
23/27
Karaṇa
Gara
half-tithi 26/60
Vāra
Somavāra (Monday)
weekday limb
Calendar context: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa) · Solar month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Localized descent for Howrah, West Bengal; the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa 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 Caturdaśī (14/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Rohiṇī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🕉️ 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
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 247.68° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 46.65° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 152.18° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 265.52° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 269.37° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 223.49° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 337.13° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:14 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:59 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:37 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 15:31 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:54 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 44 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 15 Mins 08 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 – 14:07 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:47 – 17:11 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:59 – 17:26 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:44 – 18:29 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:15 – 23:58 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:35 – 08:55 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:16 – 11:37 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:57 – 14:18 |
| Varjyam | 06:41 – 06:58 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:45 – 09:06 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:14 – 07:35 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:35 – 08:55 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:55 – 10:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:16 – 11:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:37 – 12:57 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 12:57 – 14:18 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:18 – 15:38 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 15:38 – 16:59 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 16:59 – 18:38 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 18:38 – 20:18 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:18 – 21:57 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 21:57 – 23:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:37 – 01:16 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:16 – 02:55 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:55 – 04:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:35 – 06:14 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7, 6.34-35.
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values locate the requested date inside this application's declared proleptic model. Kali Year uses 18 February 3102 BCE as a traditional epoch convention; that convention is not proof of Krishna's historical departure date. Ahargaṇa is this model's day-count from that epoch. Julian Day is a continuous astronomical day-number. Ayanāṁśa is the modelled sidereal/tropical angular offset. Sun-Moon angle determines the computed tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861975.27 · 5097.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450440.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8108° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 159.62° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 14/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8108°) · declination -23.43° · EoT 0.44 min · city civil-time localizationLineage: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 seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
Sources and Related Local Readings
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