पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 24, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra314.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.83°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha314.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra354.34°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani273.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:24 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:44
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:11 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:38 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:11 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870438.27
Julian Day2458903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.10°
🪷 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 (24.1344°), declination -9.72°, EoT -13.84 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: 2020-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)