पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 20, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.15°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra54.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha262.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.17°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.55°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)16:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 08 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 Kāla12:56 – 14:16
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:14
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:13 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:56 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:16 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:37 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:58 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:37 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:16 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:56 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874025.27
Julian Day2462490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.40°
🪷 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 (24.2716°), declination -23.43°, 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: 2029-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)