पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 29, 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 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.80°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra76.15°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha233.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani53.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)17:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:21
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:39 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:00 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:41 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:02 – 18:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:41 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:00 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:39 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874764.27
Julian Day2463229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.15°
🪷 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 (24.2999°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2031-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)