पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 23, 2001 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
- वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।
यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।
यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।
"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2058 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1408
Malayalam Era: 1177
Nanakshahi: 532
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Atigaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Nāga |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 38.12° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 37.16° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 244.28° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| बुध Budha | 60.59° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 54.43° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 353.41° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 40.12° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:54 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:13 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:34 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 04:51 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 18:08 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 19 Mins 39 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 40 Mins 21 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:07 – 04:00 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:47 – 04:54 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:07 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:47 – 14:40 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:01 – 18:25 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:13 – 18:47 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:58 – 19:43 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:07 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:34 – 13:14 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:34 – 08:14 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:54 – 11:34 |
| Varjyam | 05:27 – 05:48 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:00 – 08:27 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha | 04:54 – 06:34 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:34 – 08:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:14 – 09:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 09:54 – 11:34 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:34 – 13:14 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:14 – 14:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:53 – 16:33 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:33 – 18:13 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:13 – 19:33 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:33 – 20:53 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:53 – 22:14 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:14 – 23:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:34 – 00:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 00:54 – 02:14 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:14 – 03:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:34 – 04:54 (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 Amāvasyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-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 | 5103 · Kali-5103 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863587.27 · 5102.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2452052.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8724° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 357.83° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 30/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8724°) · declination 20.56° · EoT 3.40 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:2001-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)