पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 20, 1996 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Five-Limb Snapshot
Tithi
Śukla Dvitīyā
2/30 · Śukla pakṣa
Nakshatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Pada 1 · 25/27
Yoga
Siddha
21/27
Karaṇa
Bālava
half-tithi 2/60
Vāra
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)
weekday limb
Calendar context: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa) · Solar month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Localized descent for Howrah, West Bengal; the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 306.88° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 321.23° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 309.82° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 282.26° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 256.33° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 349.10° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 330.42° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:07 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:36 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:51 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 06:56 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 18:41 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 29 Mins 27 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 30 Mins 33 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:35 – 05:21 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:09 – 06:07 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:28 – 12:14 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:32 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:24 – 17:48 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:36 – 18:05 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:21 – 19:06 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:28 – 00:14 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:44 – 16:10 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:59 – 10:25 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:51 – 13:17 |
| Varjyam | 06:35 – 06:54 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:47 – 09:10 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:07 – 07:33 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:33 – 08:59 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:59 – 10:25 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:25 – 11:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:44 – 16:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:10 – 17:36 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:36 – 19:10 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:10 – 20:44 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:44 – 22:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:51 – 01:25 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:25 – 02:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:59 – 04:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:33 – 06:07 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values locate the requested date inside this application's declared proleptic model. Kali Year uses 18 February 3102 BCE as a traditional epoch convention; that convention is not proof of Krishna's historical departure date. Ahargaṇa is this model's day-count from that epoch. Julian Day is a continuous astronomical day-number. Ayanāṁśa is the modelled sidereal/tropical angular offset. Sun-Moon angle determines the computed tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5097 · Kali-5097 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861668.27 · 5097.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450133.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.7990° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 14.84° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 2/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.7990°) · declination -11.23° · EoT -14.28 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website is the public seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
Sources and Related Local Readings
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