पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 17, 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Āyuṣmān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 61.84° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 326.53° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 52.99° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 70.04° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 332.70° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 27.36° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 6.88° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:52 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:23 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:38 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:20 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:12 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:04 – 03:58 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:45 – 04:52 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:11 – 12:05 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:53 – 14:47 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:11 – 18:35 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:23 – 18:57 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:08 – 19:53 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:11 – 00:05 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:38 – 13:19 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:33 – 08:15 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:56 – 11:38 |
| Varjyam | 05:26 – 05:48 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:01 – 08:28 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 04:52 – 06:33 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:33 – 08:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:15 – 09:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 09:56 – 11:38 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:38 – 13:19 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:19 – 15:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:00 – 16:42 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:42 – 18:23 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:23 – 19:42 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:42 – 21:00 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:00 – 22:19 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:19 – 23:38 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:38 – 00:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 00:56 – 02:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:15 – 03:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:33 – 04:52 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 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 | 5100 · Kali-5100 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862516.27 · 5099.4 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450981.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8315° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 266.34° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8315°) · declination 23.37° · EoT -0.61 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:1998-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)