पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 12, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.27 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।

आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।4.27।।
"4.27 Other again sacrifice their activities and their vitality in the Spiritual fire of self-abnegation, kindled by wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra66.55°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra259.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani292.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:26
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:36
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871157.27
Julian Day2459622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.01°
🪷 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 (24.1619°), declination -13.75°, EoT -14.59 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: 2022-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)