पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 19, 2025 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 4.31 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।

नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।
"4.31 Tasting the nectar of immortality, as the reward of sacrifice, they reach the Eternal. This world is not for those who refuse to sacrifice; much less the other world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.16°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra231.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.23°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha224.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.58°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra238.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani331.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:53
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:55 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:16 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:36 – 16:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:57 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:36 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:16 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:55 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872563.27
Julian Day2461028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.41°
🪷 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 (24.2157°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2025-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)