पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 16, 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 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.00°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra155.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.68°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha251.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.58°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra235.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani188.40°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 08:52
Yamaganda10:13 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:15
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:52 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:54 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:15 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:35 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:56 – 18:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:35 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:15 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:54 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:52 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878404.27
Julian Day2466869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.92°
🪷 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 (24.4391°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.72 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: 2041-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)