पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra149.16°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha310.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra287.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani315.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:45
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:02 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:39 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 06:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871901.27
Julian Day2460366.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.61°
🪷 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 (24.1904°), declination -8.97°, EoT -13.55 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: 2024-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)