पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 12, 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 9.10 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।

हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
"9.10 Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra151.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha273.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra342.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani146.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:26
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866409.27
Julian Day2454874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9804°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.31°
🪷 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 (23.9804°), declination -13.70°, EoT -14.59 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: 2009-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)