पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 20, 2039 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.98°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha271.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra297.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani154.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:26
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 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 Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877343.27
Julian Day2465808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.58°
🪷 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 (24.3985°), declination -20.19°, EoT -10.96 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: 2039-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)