पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 4, 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
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय
नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-
न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-
न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Gaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 166.78° | Kanyā | Hasta P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 321.59° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 124.05° | Siṃha | Maghā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 172.95° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 326.93° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 160.06° | Kanyā | Hasta P1 |
| शनि Śani | 7.77° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:28 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:21 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:25 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 15:51 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:37 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:53 – 04:41 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:29 – 05:28 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:01 – 11:49 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:24 – 14:11 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:09 – 17:33 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:21 – 17:51 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:06 – 18:51 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:01 – 23:49 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:52 – 17:21 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 11:25 – 12:54 |
| Gulika Kāla | 14:23 – 15:52 |
| Varjyam | 05:58 – 06:17 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:15 – 08:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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 Udveg | 05:28 – 06:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 06:57 – 08:27 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:27 – 09:56 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 09:56 – 11:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 11:25 – 12:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 12:54 – 14:23 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 14:23 – 15:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 15:52 – 17:21 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 17:21 – 18:52 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 18:52 – 20:23 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 20:23 – 21:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 21:54 – 23:25 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 00:56 – 02:27 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:27 – 03:57 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 03:57 – 05:28 (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 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) | 1862625.27 · 5099.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451090.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8356° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 155.55° · 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 (23.8356°) · declination -4.20° · EoT 12.10 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:1998-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)