पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra308.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:41
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:45 – 16:13
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:00 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:45 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:13 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:41 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:13 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:45 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870808.27
Julian Day2459273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.94°, EoT -13.22 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: 2021-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)