पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 1, 2029 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 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra80.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha275.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.65°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra236.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:22
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:43 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:43 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:17 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873672.27
Julian Day2462137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.03°
🪷 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 (24.2581°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2029-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)