पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 26, 2011 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra185.25°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha262.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra235.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani172.97°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:12
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:49
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867122.27
Julian Day2455587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0076°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.70°
🪷 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 (24.0076°), declination -18.84°, EoT -12.54 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: 2011-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)