पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 22, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.14°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha258.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.68°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:11
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:48
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:19 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874423.27
Julian Day2462888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.54°
🪷 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 (24.2869°), declination -19.76°, EoT -11.54 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: 2031-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)