पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 5, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.29 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्।।13.29।।

"13.29 Beholding the Lord in all things equally, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the height of Bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	292.30°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	206.30°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	20.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	299.46°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	286.87°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	279.93°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	281.61°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:27 – 11:51
Yamaganda	14:39 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla	07:39 – 09:03
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:15 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:39 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:51 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:39 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:04 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:04 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:39 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:27 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:03 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:39 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870785.27
Julian Day	2459250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.58°

🪷 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 (24.1477°), declination -15.90°, EoT -14.20 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: 2021-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)