पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 4, 2043 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 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.57°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha256.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra211.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani200.89°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:06
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla14:24 – 15:45
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:03 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:24 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:45 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:06 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:45 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:24 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:03 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:18 (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 Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878788.27
Julian Day2467253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.80°
🪷 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 (24.4538°), declination -22.75°, EoT -5.02 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: 2043-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)