पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 23, 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 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.68°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra1.75°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha225.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra207.54°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani54.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:38
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 12:57
Varjyam06:41 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:14 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:18 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:38 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:59 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:38 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:18 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874758.27
Julian Day2463223.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.82°
🪷 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 (24.2997°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2031-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)