पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 3, 2005 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra209.54°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.39°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha282.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.28°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra276.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani88.22°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:39
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:27
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:26 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864939.27
Julian Day2453404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9241°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.60°
🪷 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 (23.9241°), declination -16.54°, EoT -13.97 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: 2005-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)