पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 13, 2005 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 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.03°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra304.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha249.96°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra250.19°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani89.90°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:24
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:50 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:12 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:50 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864918.27
Julian Day2453383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.74°
🪷 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 (23.9233°), declination -21.48°, EoT -8.64 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: 2005-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)