पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 27, 2026 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 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.05°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra113.00°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha247.42°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.25°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra203.98°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani343.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:01
Yamaganda11:38 – 12:59
Gulika Kāla14:20 – 15:40
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:16 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:36 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:38 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:59 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:20 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:40 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:01 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:40 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:20 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:59 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:38 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:36 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872936.27
Julian Day2461401.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.20°
🪷 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 (24.2300°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2026-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)