पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 20, 2006 CE
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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: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 5.89° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 261.72° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 69.45° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 340.69° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 202.51° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 321.04° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 100.46° | Karka | Puṣya P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:13 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:59 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:36 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:16 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 10:02 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 45 Mins 57 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 14 Mins 03 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:31 – 04:22 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:09 – 05:13 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:10 – 12:02 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:44 – 14:35 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:47 – 18:11 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:59 – 18:31 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:44 – 19:29 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:10 – 00:02 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:12 – 14:47 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 05:13 – 06:49 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:24 – 10:00 |
| Varjyam | 05:45 – 06:05 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:12 – 08:37 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 05:13 – 06:49 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 06:49 – 08:24 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:24 – 10:00 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:00 – 11:36 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 11:36 – 13:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:12 – 14:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 14:47 – 16:23 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 16:23 – 17:59 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 17:59 – 19:23 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 19:23 – 20:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 23:36 – 01:00 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:00 – 02:24 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:24 – 03:49 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 03:49 – 05:13 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 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 | 5108 · Kali-5108 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1865380.27 · 5107.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2453845.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9410° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 258.03° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 22/30) |
🪷 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 (23.9410°) · declination 11.41° · EoT 0.97 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:2006-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)