पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · January 6, 2027 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 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra241.68°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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)05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 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 Kāla11:42 – 13:03
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:42
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:07 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872946.27
Julian Day2461411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.83°
🪷 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 (24.2304°), declination -22.54°, 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: 2027-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)