पञ्चाङ्ग — Durgapur, West Bengal · January 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.14°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra329.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 16:02
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:16
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.5204°
Longitude: 87.3119°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872238.27
Julian Day2460703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.11°
🪷 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 (24.2033°), declination -18.17°, EoT -12.97 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: 2025-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)