पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 27, 2014 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 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.13°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra318.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha261.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra266.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani216.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:18
Yamaganda12:59 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:36
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Kāla06:16 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 12:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:59 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:20 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:40 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:01 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:40 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:20 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:59 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868553.27
Julian Day2457018.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0624°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.69°
🪷 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 (24.0624°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2014-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)