पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 28, 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
Also observed today
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Svātī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 13.66° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 187.53° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 107.20° | Karka | Aśleṣā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 14.77° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 329.37° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 39.31° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 154.49° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:07 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:02 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:34 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:28 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:52 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 55 Mins 22 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 04 Mins 38 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:23 – 04:15 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:02 – 05:07 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:09 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:44 – 14:35 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:50 – 18:14 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:02 – 18:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:47 – 19:32 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:09 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:34 – 13:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:44 – 08:21 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:58 – 11:34 |
| Varjyam | 05:39 – 06:00 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:08 – 08:34 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:07 – 06:44 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:44 – 08:21 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:21 – 09:58 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 09:58 – 11:34 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:34 – 13:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:11 – 14:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:48 – 16:25 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:25 – 18:02 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:02 – 19:25 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:25 – 20:48 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:48 – 22:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:11 – 23:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:34 – 00:58 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 00:58 – 02:21 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:21 – 03:44 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:44 – 05:07 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 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 | 5112 · Kali-5112 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866849.27 · 5111.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2455314.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9972° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 175.57° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 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 (23.9972°) · declination 14.06° · EoT 2.49 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:2010-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)