पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 6, 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 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra307.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha274.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.51°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra308.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani178.62°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:07
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:25 – 15:46
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:01 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:01 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:25 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:46 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:46 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:25 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:01 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878060.27
Julian Day2466525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.52°
🪷 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 (24.4260°), declination -22.47°, EoT -5.88 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: 2041-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)