पञ्चाङ्ग — Durgapur, West Bengal · January 6, 2026 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 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra116.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha251.86°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.33°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani332.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:07
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:24 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872581.27
Julian Day2461046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.74°
🪷 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 (24.2164°), declination -22.51°, EoT -5.88 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: 2026-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)