पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 9, 1998 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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Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।
अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 264.74° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 39.18° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 293.29° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| बुध Budha | 241.77° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 300.12° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 276.57° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 350.19° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:19 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:09 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:44 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:03 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:21 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 49 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 10 Mins 08 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:52 – 05:36 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:25 – 06:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:22 – 12:06 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:32 – 14:16 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:57 – 17:21 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:09 – 17:36 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:54 – 18:39 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:22 – 00:06 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:23 – 11:44 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:27 – 15:48 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:40 – 09:02 |
| Varjyam | 06:46 – 07:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:51 – 09:12 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 Chala | 06:19 – 07:40 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:02 – 10:23 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:23 – 11:44 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:44 – 13:05 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:48 – 17:09 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:27 – 22:05 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:05 – 23:44 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:44 – 01:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:40 – 06:19 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + 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 | 5099 · Kali-5099 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862357.27 · 5099.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450822.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8254° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 134.96° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 12/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8254°) · declination -22.15° · EoT -7.10 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:1998-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)