पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 28, 2005 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 6.41 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः।

शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।।
"6.41 Having reached the worlds where the righteous dwell, and having remained there for many years, he who has slipped from the path of spirituality will be born again in the family of the pure, benevolent and prosperous." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra132.98°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha272.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.24°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani88.68°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:36 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:04
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:59 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:22 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:59 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864933.27
Julian Day2453398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.90°
🪷 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 (23.9239°), declination -18.21°, 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: 2005-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)