पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 31, 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 9.27 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्।

यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्।।9.27।।
"9.27 Whatever thou doest, whatever thou dost eat, whatever thou dost sacrifice and give, whatever austerities thou practisest, do all as an offering to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.27'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra251.76°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha269.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra241.04°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani172.95°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:37
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:01 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:24 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:01 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:17 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867127.27
Julian Day2455592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0078°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.57°
🪷 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 (24.0078°), declination -17.52°, EoT -13.53 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: 2011-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)