पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 23, 2032 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 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra48.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra245.45°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani52.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:04
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:19 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874789.27
Julian Day2463254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.69°
🪷 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 (24.3009°), declination -19.58°, EoT -11.81 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: 2032-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)