पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 12, 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 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.54°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra341.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.56°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha248.54°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.77°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra254.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani141.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:50
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:07
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Roga06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876970.27
Julian Day2465435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.69°
🪷 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 (24.3843°), declination -21.65°, EoT -8.27 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: 2038-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)