पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 13, 2017 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 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra96.34°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha245.79°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.64°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra315.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani238.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:02
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869301.27
Julian Day2457766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.53°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.47°, EoT -8.64 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: 2017-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)