पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 19, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra171.87°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.55°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha299.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.12°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.90°TulāViśākhā P3

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)21:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 00 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 Kāla11:51 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:51
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:10 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:36 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:10 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:07 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868242.27
Julian Day2456707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.09°
🪷 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 (24.0505°), declination -11.36°, 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: 2014-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)