पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 26, 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 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.47°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra342.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha246.28°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.14°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra229.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani127.86°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:57
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:15 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876588.27
Julian Day2465053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3697°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.09°
🪷 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 (24.3697°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2036-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)