पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 17, 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 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.31°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.55°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha255.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.32°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra218.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani128.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:54
Yamaganda07:32 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:34
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:11 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:52 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:54 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:15 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:56 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:15 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:54 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:52 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876579.27
Julian Day2465044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.23°
🪷 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 (24.3693°), declination -23.37°, EoT 3.25 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: 2036-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)