पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 15, 1997 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।
क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Indra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 302.58° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 40.46° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 161.54° | Kanyā | Hasta P1 |
| बुध Budha | 284.89° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 281.92° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 291.11° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| शनि Śani | 341.20° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:09 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:34 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:52 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:44 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:03 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 24 Mins 19 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 35 Mins 41 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:38 – 05:24 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:12 – 06:09 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:29 – 12:14 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:31 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:22 – 17:46 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:34 – 18:02 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:19 – 19:04 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:29 – 00:14 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:00 – 10:26 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:17 – 14:43 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:09 – 07:35 |
| Varjyam | 06:38 – 06:56 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:49 – 09:12 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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 Kāla | 06:09 – 07:35 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:35 – 09:00 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:00 – 10:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:26 – 11:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:52 – 13:17 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:17 – 14:43 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:43 – 16:08 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:08 – 17:34 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:34 – 19:08 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:08 – 20:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:43 – 22:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:17 – 23:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:52 – 01:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:26 – 03:00 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:00 – 04:35 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:35 – 06:09 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (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) | 1862029.27 · 5098.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450494.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8128° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 94.76° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8128°) · declination -12.72° · EoT -14.57 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:1997-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)