पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 6, 2018 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra184.45°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha284.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani251.09°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 16:04
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:15
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:14 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869690.27
Julian Day2458155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.33°
🪷 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 (24.1058°), declination -15.68°, EoT -14.30 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: 2018-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)