पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 23, 2010 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Saubhāgya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 338.31° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 62.98° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 97.07° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| बुध Budha | 346.50° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 321.37° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 355.13° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 156.99° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:39 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:49 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:44 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 10:39 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:07 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 10 Mins 16 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 49 Mins 44 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:02 – 04:50 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:38 – 05:39 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:20 – 12:09 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:35 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:37 – 18:01 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:49 – 18:20 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:34 – 19:19 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:20 – 00:09 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:47 – 16:18 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:42 – 10:13 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:44 – 13:15 |
| Varjyam | 06:09 – 06:29 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:29 – 08:54 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:39 – 07:10 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:10 – 08:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:42 – 10:13 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:13 – 11:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:44 – 13:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:15 – 14:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:47 – 16:18 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:18 – 17:49 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:49 – 19:18 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:18 – 20:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:47 – 22:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:15 – 23:44 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:44 – 01:13 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:13 – 02:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:42 – 04:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:10 – 05:39 (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 + Mṛgaśīrṣā 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 | 5111 · Kali-5111 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866813.27 · 5111.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2455278.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9958° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 87.41° · 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 (23.9958°) · declination 0.91° · EoT -7.21 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:2010-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)