पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 25, 2008 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
Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Maghā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 280.46° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 131.66° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 60.24° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 298.55° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 255.12° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 246.78° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| शनि Śani | 133.25° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:19 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:20 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:49 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 19:36 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 08:13 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 01 Mins 14 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 58 Mins 46 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:50 – 05:35 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:24 – 06:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:11 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:39 – 14:24 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:08 – 17:32 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:20 – 17:47 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:05 – 18:50 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:11 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:27 – 11:49 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:35 – 15:57 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:41 – 09:04 |
| Varjyam | 06:46 – 07:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:53 – 09:15 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:19 – 07:41 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:04 – 10:27 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:27 – 11:49 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:49 – 13:12 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:12 – 14:35 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:35 – 15:57 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:57 – 17:20 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:20 – 18:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:57 – 20:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:35 – 22:12 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:12 – 23:49 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:49 – 01:27 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:27 – 03:04 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:04 – 04:41 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:41 – 06:19 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 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 | 5109 · Kali-5109 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866025.27 · 5109.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454490.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9657° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 212.29° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 18/30) |
🪷 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 (23.9657°) · declination -19.15° · EoT -12.31 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:2008-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)