पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 15, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra58.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha313.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani262.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:01
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:10 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870064.27
Julian Day2458529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.24°
🪷 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 (24.1201°), declination -12.83°, EoT -14.57 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: 2019-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)