पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 29, 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 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.93°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha231.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra286.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani183.81°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:00 – 14:21
Yamaganda06:17 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:19
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:17 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:00 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:21 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:41 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:02 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:41 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:21 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:00 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 06:17 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867459.27
Julian Day2455924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.08°
🪷 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 (24.0205°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2011-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)