पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 7, 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 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha241.55°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.43°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra256.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani141.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:04 – 14:25
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:22
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Śubha06:19 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:04 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:25 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:47 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:08 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:47 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:25 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:04 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876965.27
Julian Day2465430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.74°
🪷 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 (24.3841°), declination -22.38°, EoT -6.29 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: 2038-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)