पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 20, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra339.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha313.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra334.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani116.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:10
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:17
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:33 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:33 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865686.27
Julian Day2454151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.01°
🪷 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 (23.9527°), declination -11.11°, EoT -14.28 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: 2007-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)