पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 2, 2023 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra68.13°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha263.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani301.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:38
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:27
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 Śubha06:16 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871512.27
Julian Day2459977.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1755°), declination -16.93°, EoT -13.84 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: 2023-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)