पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 18, 2002 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 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।
प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyatīpāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 62.77° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 153.10° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 79.56° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 40.50° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 86.14° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 99.82° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| शनि Śani | 55.62° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P1 |
☀️ 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) | 11:35 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:44 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 29 Mins 01 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 | 15:01 – 16:42 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:15 – 09:56 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:38 – 13:19 |
| Varjyam | 05:26 – 05:48 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:01 – 08:29 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 04:52 – 06:34 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 06:34 – 08:15 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:15 – 09:56 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 09:56 – 11:38 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:38 – 13:19 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:19 – 15:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:01 – 16:42 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:42 – 18:23 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:23 – 19:42 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:42 – 21:01 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:01 – 22:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:19 – 23:38 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:38 – 00:56 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 00:56 – 02:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:15 – 03:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 03:34 – 04:52 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla 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 | 5104 · Kali-5104 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863978.27 · 5103.4 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2452443.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8874° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.78° · 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 (23.8874°) · declination 23.39° · EoT -0.82 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:2002-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)