पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 27, 2043 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 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra123.91°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha257.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.00°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani202.43°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 15:59
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:13
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:18 (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 Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878811.27
Julian Day2467276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.19°
🪷 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 (24.4547°), declination -18.53°, EoT -12.76 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: 2043-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)