पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 27, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra350.72°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.90°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha311.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra357.73°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani273.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:45
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:28
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:23
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:28 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:56 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 02:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:56 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:28 – 06:01 (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)1870441.27
Julian Day2458906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1346°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.38°
🪷 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 (24.1346°), declination -8.60°, EoT -13.39 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: 2020-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)