पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 16, 2019 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha262.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani258.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:47
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870034.27
Julian Day2458499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.67°
🪷 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 (24.1190°), declination -21.02°, EoT -9.69 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: 2019-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)