पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 8, 2006 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 18.27 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.27।।
"18.27 In him who is impulsive, greedy, looking for reward, violent, impure, torn between joy and sorrow,it may be assumed that in him Passion is predominant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra57.92°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala31.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha304.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.60°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani102.87°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:05 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:29 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:05 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865309.27
Julian Day2453774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9383°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.40°
🪷 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 (23.9383°), declination -15.09°, EoT -14.45 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: 2006-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)