पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 6, 2032 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 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.38°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha244.71°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani53.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:46
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:04
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:07 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874772.27
Julian Day2463237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.95°
🪷 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 (24.3002°), declination -22.56°, EoT -5.88 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: 2032-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)