पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 29, 2007 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 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra54.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha299.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra307.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani118.55°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 48 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 Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:36
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:18 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865664.27
Julian Day2454129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.04°
🪷 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 (23.9519°), declination -18.07°, EoT -13.17 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: 2007-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)