पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 17, 2039 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 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.52°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra259.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha229.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra200.64°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani165.80°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:13
Yamaganda12:54 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:32
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:32 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:54 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:15 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:36 – 16:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:36 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:15 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:54 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:32 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877674.27
Julian Day2466139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.75°
🪷 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 (24.4112°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2039-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)