पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 24, 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 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.10'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.44°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra318.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha249.05°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra226.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani127.90°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 12:58
Yamaganda07:35 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:37
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:37 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:58 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:39 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:39 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:58 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:37 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876586.27
Julian Day2465051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.75°
🪷 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 (24.3696°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2036-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)