पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 1, 2036 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 9.15 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
"9.15 Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra282.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.50°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha272.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra290.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani113.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:22 – 15:43
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:01
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:01 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:22 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:43 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:43 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:22 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:01 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:17 (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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876228.27
Julian Day2464693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3559°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.10°
🪷 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 (24.3559°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2036-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)