पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 28, 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 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.04°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra298.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.67°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha231.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra268.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani38.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:00 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:37
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:00 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:20 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:41 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:02 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:41 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:20 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:00 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874398.27
Julian Day2462863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.92°
🪷 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 (24.2859°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2030-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)