पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 18, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.11 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
"10.11 By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra120.62°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha299.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani172.52°KanyāHasta 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)17:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:43 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:00
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:08 (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 Pūrṇimā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867145.27
Julian Day2455610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0085°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.70°
🪷 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 (24.0085°), declination -11.81°, EoT -14.43 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: 2011-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)