पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 13, 2020 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra171.63°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.26°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha317.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani272.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā 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)21:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
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
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · 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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870427.27
Julian Day2458892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.67°
🪷 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 (24.1340°), declination -13.59°, EoT -14.60 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: 2020-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)