पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 20, 2027 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.66°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra149.26°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha247.84°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra275.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani356.81°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 08:54
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla12:56 – 14:16
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:54 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:56 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:16 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:37 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:58 – 18:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:37 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:16 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:56 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:54 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873294.27
Julian Day2461759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.24°
🪷 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 (24.2437°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2027-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)