पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 3, 2038 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 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra226.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha236.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.95°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra259.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani141.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:05
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:02
Gulika Kāla14:23 – 15:44
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · 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 Udveg06:18 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:02 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:23 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:44 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:05 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:44 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:23 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:02 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876961.27
Julian Day2465426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.41°
🪷 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 (24.3839°), declination -22.83°, EoT -4.59 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: 2038-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)