पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 22, 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra149.56°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha295.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.03°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra323.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani179.14°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:56
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:11
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:56 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:56 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 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)1878076.27
Julian Day2466541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.34°
🪷 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 (24.4266°), declination -19.63°, EoT -11.54 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: 2041-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)