पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 24, 2021 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 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra44.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra264.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:20
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 15:57
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:34 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:34 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870773.27
Julian Day2459238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.74°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -19.19°, EoT -12.06 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: 2021-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)