पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 2, 2013 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 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra129.94°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha248.04°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra236.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani195.32°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:02
Yamaganda07:39 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:41
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:02 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:23 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:44 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:05 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:44 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:23 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:02 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867829.27
Julian Day2456294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.93°
🪷 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 (24.0347°), declination -22.91°, EoT -4.15 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: 2013-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)