पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 2, 2008 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	288.59°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	229.37°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.04°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	298.20°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.84°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	256.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	132.73°	Siṃha	Maghā 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)	02:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:04 – 10:27
Yamaganda	13:14 – 14:38
Gulika Kāla	06:16 – 07:40
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:16 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:40 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:04 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:14 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:38 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:02 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:25 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:02 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:38 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:14 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:27 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:04 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:40 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866033.27
Julian Day	2454498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	299.97°

🪷 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 (23.9660°), declination -17.04°, 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: 2008-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)