पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · April 11, 563 BCE

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BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra197.67°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.08°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha35.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra74.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani47.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

Kolkata, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:46
Yamaganda05:21 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 10:04
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:21 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:30 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:54 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:30 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°
Longitude: 88.3639°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 9 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927422.27
Julian Day1515887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.13°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-11.9324°), declination 7.67°, EoT -1.32 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: -562-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)