पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 4, 2041 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 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra277.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.28°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra306.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani178.52°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:00
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:03 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:45 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:45 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:03 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878058.27
Julian Day2466523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.57°
🪷 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 (24.4259°), declination -22.70°, EoT -5.02 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: 2041-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)