पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 16, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.48°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani159.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī 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)07:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 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 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:08
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:17
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 06:09 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866778.27
Julian Day2455243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.19°
🪷 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 (23.9945°), declination -12.43°, 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: 2010-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)