पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 13, 2011 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 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.48°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra4.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha245.23°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra221.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani172.81°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
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
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:24
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 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 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867109.27
Julian Day2455574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.17°
🪷 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 (24.0071°), declination -21.56°, 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: 2011-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)