पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 26, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra189.53°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha286.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra286.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani130.87°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:12
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:18
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:02 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:12 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:39 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:12 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 06:02 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866057.27
Julian Day2454522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.66°
🪷 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 (23.9669°), declination -9.01°, EoT -13.55 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: 2008-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)