पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 26, 2009 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 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.39°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra355.35°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra246.23°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani160.11°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:17
Yamaganda12:59 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:36
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 12:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:59 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:19 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:40 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:00 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:40 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:19 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:59 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866726.27
Julian Day2455191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.90°
🪷 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 (23.9925°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2009-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)