पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 19, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra0.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.67°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha288.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra315.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:59
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:07 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:36 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866781.27
Julian Day2455246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9946°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.99°
🪷 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 (23.9946°), declination -11.37°, EoT -14.37 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: 2010-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)