पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 20, 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.16'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.07°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra203.79°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha258.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.38°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra240.51°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani188.76°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:54
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:16 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 16:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:16 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:13 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878408.27
Julian Day2466873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4393°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.40°
🪷 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 (24.4393°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2041-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)