पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 19, 2014 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 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra125.79°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.68°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha287.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.02°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.49°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:16
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:32 – 15:54
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:32 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:16 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:32 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868211.27
Julian Day2456676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.71°
🪷 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 (24.0493°), declination -20.38°, EoT -10.66 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: 2014-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)