पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 18, 2040 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 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra326.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.31°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha280.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra239.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani166.88°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:09
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:47
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:19 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877706.27
Julian Day2466171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.13°
🪷 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 (24.4124°), declination -20.65°, EoT -10.35 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: 2040-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)