पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 25, 2025 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 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra226.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.19°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha270.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra327.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā 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)02:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:41
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:35 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:58 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:20 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:58 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:35 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872235.27
Julian Day2460700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.32°
🪷 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 (24.2032°), declination -18.94°, EoT -12.31 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: 2025-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)