पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 3, 2023 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 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra80.03°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha264.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani302.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:03
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871513.27
Julian Day2459978.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1756°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.15°
🪷 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 (24.1756°), declination -16.64°, EoT -13.97 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: 2023-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)