पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · January 6, 2022 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 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha280.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani288.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:25
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:21
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:03 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:25 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:46 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:46 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:25 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:03 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°
Longitude: 88.3639°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 9 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871120.27
Julian Day2459585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.27°
🪷 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 (24.1605°), declination -22.51°, EoT -5.88 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: 2022-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)