पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 31, 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra200.15°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra265.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:22
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:22 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:43 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:43 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:22 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874036.27
Julian Day2462501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.02°
🪷 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 (24.2721°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.26 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: 2029-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)