पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 11, 2031 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 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra111.47°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.85°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha243.75°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani38.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:41
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:10 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:19 (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)1874412.27
Julian Day2462877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.23°
🪷 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 (24.2864°), declination -21.86°, EoT -7.89 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: 2031-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)