पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra303.23°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha287.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra335.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani304.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:44
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:06 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871530.27
Julian Day2459995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.95°
🪷 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 (24.1762°), declination -11.07°, EoT -14.28 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: 2023-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)