पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 22, 2029 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra359.57°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.16°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha265.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.52°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra262.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:33
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:33 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:33 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873693.27
Julian Day2462158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.90°
🪷 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 (24.2589°), declination -19.65°, EoT -11.54 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: 2029-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)