पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 5, 2007 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra98.02°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha258.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra277.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani120.15°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:00
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:03 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:45 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:45 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:03 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 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 Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865640.27
Julian Day2454105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.59°
🪷 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 (23.9509°), declination -22.67°, EoT -5.45 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: 2007-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)