पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 4, 2015 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra111.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha280.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani219.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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)17:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:15 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868592.27
Julian Day2457057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.09°
🪷 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 (24.0638°), declination -16.37°, EoT -14.09 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: 2015-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)