पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 2, 2007 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 7.28 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।

ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः।।7.28।।
"7.28 But those who act righteously, in whom sin has been destroyed, who are free from the infatuation of the conflicting emotions, they worship Me with firm resolution." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra106.49°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha305.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra312.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani118.23°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:03
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865668.27
Julian Day2454133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9520°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.17°
🪷 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 (23.9520°), declination -16.97°, EoT -13.84 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: 2007-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)