पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 14, 2015 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 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.47°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra186.56°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha288.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.73°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra288.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani217.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 11:46
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:12 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:20 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868571.27
Julian Day2457036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.94°
🪷 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 (24.0630°), declination -21.39°, EoT -9.00 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: 2015-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)