पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 5, 2012 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 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra76.00°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.93°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha289.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.01°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani185.22°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:27
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:03
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:15 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:03 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:27 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:03 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867497.27
Julian Day2455962.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.98°
🪷 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 (24.0220°), declination -16.15°, EoT -14.20 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: 2012-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)