पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 12, 2040 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 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.01°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra237.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.24°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha270.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra232.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani166.81°KanyāHasta 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)04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 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 Kāla13:07 – 14:28
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:24
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · 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 Śubha06:19 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:28 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:50 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:50 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:28 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877700.27
Julian Day2466165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.16°
🪷 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 (24.4122°), declination -21.73°, 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: 2040-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)