पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 8, 2013 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 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra264.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha309.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra283.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani197.13°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:02
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867866.27
Julian Day2456331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.58°
🪷 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 (24.0361°), declination -14.99°, EoT -14.45 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: 2013-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)