पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 26, 2030 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.00°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra268.61°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.61°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha230.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani38.86°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:59 – 14:19
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:17
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:59 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:19 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:40 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:00 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:40 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:19 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:59 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874396.27
Julian Day2462861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.69°
🪷 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 (24.2858°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 2030-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)