पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.76°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra57.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.54°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha284.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra273.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani131.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 07:35
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Kāla06:09 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:34 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866047.27
Julian Day2454512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.35°
🪷 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 (23.9665°), declination -12.60°, EoT -14.54 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: 2008-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)