पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · January 12, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha244.08°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani172.79°KanyāHasta P4

Dhaka, Bangladesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:33 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:27
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:07
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.8103°
Longitude: 90.4125°
Timezone: UTC+6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867108.27
Julian Day2455573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.52°
🪷 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 (24.0071°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2011-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)