पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 23, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.10°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	297.34°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	263.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.07°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:04 – 10:26
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla	06:19 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:04 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:26 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:49 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:34 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:56 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:19 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:56 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:34 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:49 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:26 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:04 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870772.27
Julian Day	2459237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.93°

🪷 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 (24.1472°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2021-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)