पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 31, 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 11.28 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः

समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति।

तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा

विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
"11.28 As rivers in flood surge furiously to the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra125.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.60°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha302.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra255.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani166.80°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:37 – 16:01
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:14
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:37 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:37 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:17 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877719.27
Julian Day2466184.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.55°
🪷 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 (24.4129°), declination -17.53°, EoT -13.53 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: 2040-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)