पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 17, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra336.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.20°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra312.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani159.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:51
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:35 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866779.27
Julian Day2455244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.78°
🪷 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 -12.08°, EoT -14.49 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: 2010-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)