पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 15, 2041 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 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra65.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha288.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.45°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra317.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani178.97°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:52
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:08
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: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:13 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:19 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878069.27
Julian Day2466534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.83°
🪷 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 (24.4263°), declination -21.08°, EoT -9.35 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: 2041-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)