पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 1, 2009 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 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra354.22°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha267.55°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra334.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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)10:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 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 Kāla16:01 – 17:25
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 16:01
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: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:16 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:25 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866398.27
Julian Day2454863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.67°
🪷 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 (23.9799°), declination -17.11°, EoT -13.69 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: 2009-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)