पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 12, 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 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या

विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra207.50°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.08°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra324.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:26
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868600.27
Julian Day2457065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.32°
🪷 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 (24.0641°), declination -13.85°, EoT -14.59 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: 2015-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)