पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha287.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra296.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:25
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:07 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:09 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:09 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:07 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870798.27
Julian Day2459263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.03°
🪷 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 (24.1482°), declination -11.61°, EoT -14.43 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: 2021-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)