{"id":"vidhyamitra:city-day:howrah:2025-02-02:en","page_class":"VM-CD-city-day","url":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2025-02-02","language":{"target_lang":"en","base_lang":"en","quality_tier":"canonical"},"data":{"date":"2025-02-02","date_display":"February 2, 2025 CE","panchanga":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2025,"month":2,"day":2,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460708.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1872243.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":289.2007,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":333.5808,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":44.3801,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.3801},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":333.5808,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.2474},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":262.7815},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"sky":{"method":"Sūrya-Siddhāntic Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration with atan2-based śīghra + varying peripheries + lunar latitude","engine_version":"3.0 (Pūrṇa — complete SS implementation)","tradition_sources":"Āryabhaṭīya 499 CE → SS Ch.1-5 Burgess 1860 → Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi Bhāskara II 1150 → Tantrasaṅgraha Nīlakaṇṭha 1501","input":{"year":2025,"month":2,"day":2,"hour":6,"minute":30,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460708.770833,"ahargana":1872243.2708,"kali_year":5126,"ayanamsa_lahiri":24.2035,"grahas":{"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":289.2357870000001,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":3},"retrograde":false},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":335.62478699999997,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false,"latitude":-0.4668},"mars":{"sidereal_longitude":85.59018700000001,"rashi":{"number":3,"name":"Mithuna"},"nakshatra":{"number":7,"name":"Punarvasu","pada":2},"retrograde":true},"mercury":{"sidereal_longitude":283.627787,"rashi":{"number":10,"name":"Makara"},"nakshatra":{"number":22,"name":"Śravaṇa","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"jupiter":{"sidereal_longitude":47.04008699999997,"rashi":{"number":2,"name":"Vṛṣabha"},"nakshatra":{"number":4,"name":"Rohiṇī","pada":3},"retrograde":true},"venus":{"sidereal_longitude":333.72818699999993,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1},"retrograde":false},"saturn":{"sidereal_longitude":323.433587,"rashi":{"number":11,"name":"Kumbha"},"nakshatra":{"number":25,"name":"Pūrva Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"rahu":{"sidereal_longitude":339.5416,"rashi":{"number":12,"name":"Mīna"},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":2},"retrograde":false},"ketu":{"sidereal_longitude":159.5416,"rashi":{"number":6,"name":"Kanyā"},"nakshatra":{"number":12,"name":"Uttara Phalgunī","pada":4},"retrograde":false}},"panchang":{"method":"Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation","engine_version":"2.0 (Kerala-school enhanced)","accuracy_note":"Sub-degree on Moon at any Kali-Yuga date (~2-5° residual max)","tradition_chain":"Āryabhaṭa(499) → Brahmagupta(628) → Bhāskara II(1150) → Mādhava(~1400) → Parameśvara(1430) → Nīlakaṇṭha(1501) → this","input":{"year":2025,"month":2,"day":2,"hour":6,"minute":30,"second":0,"calendar":"gregorian"},"julian_day":2460708.770833,"kali_year":5126,"ahargana":1872243.2708,"sun":{"sidereal_longitude":289.2007,"rashi":10,"rashi_name":"Makara"},"moon":{"sidereal_longitude":333.5808,"rashi":12,"rashi_name":"Mīna"},"tithi":{"number":4,"name":"Caturthī","paksha":"Śukla","full_name":"Śukla Caturthī","elongation_degrees":44.3801,"elapsed_within_tithi_degrees":8.3801},"nakshatra":{"number":26,"name":"Uttara Bhādrapadā","pada":1,"moon_longitude":333.5808,"elapsed_within_degrees":0.2474},"yoga":{"number":20,"name":"Śiva","sum_longitude":262.7815},"karana":{"half_tithi_index":7,"name":"Viṣṭi"},"vara":{"number":2,"name":"Ravivāra (Sunday)"}},"eclipse_current":{"solar":{"type":"solar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.467,"elongation":44.38},"lunar":{"type":"lunar","occurs":false,"moon_latitude":-0.467,"opposition_distance":135.62}},"eclipse_window_40days":[]},"city":{"slug":"howrah","name":"Howrah, West Bengal","lat":22.5958,"lon":88.2636,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"tier2":{"city":{"slug":"howrah","name":"Howrah, West Bengal","lat":22.5958,"lon":88.2636,"tz_offset_hours":5.5,"state":"West Bengal","country":"IN","tier":"tier-1"},"sunriseLocal":"06:16","sunsetLocal":"17:26","solarNoonLocal":"11:51","dayLengthHours":11.16494987173847,"dayLengthDisplay":"11 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs","nightLengthDisplay":"12 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs","moonriseLocal":"08:54","moonsetLocal":"20:59","rahuKala":{"name":"Rāhu Kāla","start":"16:02","end":"17:26","startHours":16.033221821691747,"endHours":17.428840555659058,"quality":"inauspicious"},"yamaganda":{"name":"Yamaganda","start":"11:51","end":"13:15","startHours":11.846365619789822,"endHours":13.241984353757132,"quality":"inauspicious"},"gulika":{"name":"Gulika Kāla","start":"14:38","end":"16:02","startHours":14.63760308772444,"endHours":16.033221821691747,"quality":"inauspicious"},"durMuhurta":[{"name":"Dur Muhūrta","start":"08:52","end":"09:14","startHours":8.869045653992897,"endHours":9.241210649717512,"quality":"avoid"}],"varjyam":{"name":"Varjyam","start":"06:44","end":"07:02","startHours":6.729096928576357,"endHours":7.02682892515605,"quality":"avoid"},"abhijit":{"name":"Abhijit Muhūrta","start":"11:28","end":"12:13","startHours":11.474200624065206,"endHours":12.218530615514437,"quality":"auspicious"},"brahmaMuhurta":{"name":"Brahma Muhūrta","start":"04:47","end":"05:31","startHours":4.775230701022125,"endHours":5.519560692471356,"quality":"auspicious"},"pratahSandhya":{"name":"Prātaḥ Sandhyā","start":"05:20","end":"06:16","startHours":5.333478194609048,"endHours":6.263890683920588,"quality":"auspicious"},"vijayaMuhurta":{"name":"Vijaya Muhūrta","start":"13:42","end":"14:27","startHours":13.7071905984129,"endHours":14.451520589862131,"quality":"auspicious"},"godhuliMuhurta":{"name":"Godhūli Muhūrta","start":"17:14","end":"17:38","startHours":17.22884055565906,"endHours":17.628840555659057,"quality":"auspicious"},"sayahnaSandhya":{"name":"Sāyāhna Sandhyā","start":"17:26","end":"17:54","startHours":17.428840555659058,"endHours":17.894046800314825,"quality":"auspicious"},"amritKala":{"name":"Amṛta Kāla","start":"17:11","end":"18:56","startHours":17.178840555659058,"endHours":18.928840555659058,"quality":"auspicious"},"nishitaMuhurta":{"name":"Niśīta Muhūrta","start":"23:28","end":"00:13","startHours":23.474200624065205,"endHours":24.21853061551444,"quality":"auspicious"},"dayChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Udveg","start":"06:16","end":"07:40","startHours":6.263890683920588,"endHours":7.659509417887897,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"07:40","end":"09:03","startHours":7.659509417887897,"endHours":9.055128151855206,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"09:03","end":"10:27","startHours":9.055128151855206,"endHours":10.450746885822515,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"10:27","end":"11:51","startHours":10.450746885822515,"endHours":11.846365619789822,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"11:51","end":"13:15","startHours":11.846365619789822,"endHours":13.241984353757132,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"13:15","end":"14:38","startHours":13.241984353757132,"endHours":14.63760308772444,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"14:38","end":"16:02","startHours":14.63760308772444,"endHours":16.033221821691747,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"16:02","end":"17:26","startHours":16.033221821691747,"endHours":17.428840555659058,"quality":"inauspicious"}],"nightChoghadiyas":[{"name":"Śubha","start":"17:26","end":"19:02","startHours":17.428840555659058,"endHours":19.03322182169175,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Roga","start":"19:02","end":"20:38","startHours":19.03322182169175,"endHours":20.63760308772444,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Udveg","start":"20:38","end":"22:15","startHours":20.63760308772444,"endHours":22.241984353757132,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Chala","start":"22:15","end":"23:51","startHours":22.241984353757132,"endHours":23.84636561978982,"quality":"neutral"},{"name":"Labha","start":"23:51","end":"01:27","startHours":23.84636561978982,"endHours":25.450746885822515,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Amṛta","start":"01:27","end":"03:03","startHours":25.450746885822515,"endHours":27.055128151855207,"quality":"auspicious"},{"name":"Kāla","start":"03:03","end":"04:40","startHours":27.055128151855207,"endHours":28.659509417887897,"quality":"inauspicious"},{"name":"Śubha","start":"04:40","end":"06:16","startHours":28.659509417887897,"endHours":30.263890683920586,"quality":"auspicious"}],"horas":[{"name":"Hora 1","start":"06:16","end":"07:16","startHours":6.263890683920588,"endHours":7.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 2","start":"07:16","end":"08:16","startHours":7.263890683920588,"endHours":8.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 3","start":"08:16","end":"09:16","startHours":8.263890683920588,"endHours":9.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 4","start":"09:16","end":"10:16","startHours":9.263890683920588,"endHours":10.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 5","start":"10:16","end":"11:16","startHours":10.263890683920588,"endHours":11.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 6","start":"11:16","end":"12:16","startHours":11.263890683920588,"endHours":12.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 7","start":"12:16","end":"13:16","startHours":12.263890683920588,"endHours":13.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 8","start":"13:16","end":"14:16","startHours":13.263890683920588,"endHours":14.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 9","start":"14:16","end":"15:16","startHours":14.263890683920588,"endHours":15.263890683920588,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 10","start":"15:16","end":"16:16","startHours":15.263890683920588,"endHours":16.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 11","start":"16:16","end":"17:16","startHours":16.263890683920586,"endHours":17.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 12","start":"17:16","end":"18:16","startHours":17.263890683920586,"endHours":18.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 13","start":"18:16","end":"19:16","startHours":18.263890683920586,"endHours":19.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 14","start":"19:16","end":"20:16","startHours":19.263890683920586,"endHours":20.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 15","start":"20:16","end":"21:16","startHours":20.263890683920586,"endHours":21.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 16","start":"21:16","end":"22:16","startHours":21.263890683920586,"endHours":22.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 17","start":"22:16","end":"23:16","startHours":22.263890683920586,"endHours":23.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"},{"name":"Hora 18","start":"23:16","end":"00:16","startHours":23.263890683920586,"endHours":24.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Saturn"},{"name":"Hora 19","start":"00:16","end":"01:16","startHours":24.263890683920586,"endHours":25.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Moon"},{"name":"Hora 20","start":"01:16","end":"02:16","startHours":25.263890683920586,"endHours":26.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Mercury"},{"name":"Hora 21","start":"02:16","end":"03:16","startHours":26.263890683920586,"endHours":27.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Venus"},{"name":"Hora 22","start":"03:16","end":"04:16","startHours":27.263890683920586,"endHours":28.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Sun"},{"name":"Hora 23","start":"04:16","end":"05:16","startHours":28.263890683920586,"endHours":29.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Mars"},{"name":"Hora 24","start":"05:16","end":"06:16","startHours":29.263890683920586,"endHours":30.263890683920586,"planetary_lord":"Jupiter"}],"taraBala":{"favorable_nakshatras":["Aśvinī","Bharaṇī","Kṛttikā","Rohiṇī","Aśleṣā","Maghā","Pūrva Phalgunī","Uttara Phalgunī","Hasta","Jyeṣṭhā","Mūla","Pūrva Āṣāḍhā","Uttara Āṣāḍhā","Śravaṇa","Revatī"],"unfavorable_nakshatras":["Mṛgaśirā","Ārdrā","Punarvasu","Puṣya","Citrā","Svātī","Viśākhā","Anurādhā","Dhaniṣṭhā","Śatabhiṣaj","Pūrva Bhādrapadā","Uttara Bhādrapadā"],"nature":"Janma-tara if same nakshatra; favorable for 15 nakshatras"},"chandraBala":{"favorable_rashis":["Vṛṣabha","Siṃha","Kanyā","Dhanu","Makara","Mīna"],"unfavorable_rashis":["Meṣa","Mithuna","Karka","Tulā","Vṛścika","Kumbha"]},"dishaShool":"West (Paścim)","chandraVasa":"South-West","rahuVasa":"North-East","anandadiYoga":{"name":"Cara","quality":"Auspicious"},"drikRitu":"Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)","vedicRitu":"Hemanta (Pre-winter)","drikAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","vedicAyana":"Uttarāyaṇa","meta":{"method":"BOB-History Sūrya-Siddhānta + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 spherical localization (Drikpanchang-parity)","declination":-16.785821092281992,"eotMinutes":-13.836337187389248,"ayanamsa":24.2035}},"calendars":{"vikram_samvat":2082,"vikram_samvatsara":"Kālayukta","saka_samvat":1947,"saka_samvatsara":"Viśvāvasu","bengali_samvat":1432,"malayalam_era":1201,"nanakshahi_year":556,"lunar_month":"Māgha","lunar_month_paksha_full":"Māgha Śukla Pakṣa","solar_month":"Makara (Tai)","ritu":"Śiśira (Winter)","display_summary":"Māgha Śukla Caturthī · Vikram 2082 Kālayukta · Śaka 1947 Viśvāvasu"},"festivals":[{"id":"makara-sankranti","name":"Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)","name_sanskrit":"मकर सङ्क्रान्ति","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.","vrata":true,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":1,"sources":["Mahābhārata Bhīṣma-Stuti","Sūrya-Siddhānta"]},{"id":"pongal","name":"Pongal / Thai Pongal","name_sanskrit":"पोङ्गल","tradition":"Regional","associated_deity":"Sūrya Bhagavān","significance":"Tamil 4-day harvest festival; coincides with Makara Saṅkrānti.","vrata":false,"detection":{"sun_rashi":"Makara"},"precedence":2},{"id":"vinayaka-chaturthi","name":"Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)","name_sanskrit":"विनायक चतुर्थी","tradition":"Pan-Hindu","associated_deity":"Gaṇeśa","significance":"Monthly Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī; auspicious for new ventures.","vrata":true,"detection":{"tithi_number":4,"tithi_paksha":"Śukla"},"precedence":6}],"todays_walk":{"walk":{"id":"surya-walk","name":"Sūrya Walk","name_sanskrit":"सूर्य यात्रा","type":"graha","description":"Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).","step_count":6,"url":"/walk/surya-walk"},"reason":"Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk."},"cosmic_resonances":[]},"validity":{"eternal":false,"location_specific":"howrah"},"liturgical":{"opening":"जय श्री कृष्ण","closing":"ॐ तत् सत्","attribution":"Computed by Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate + Vidhyamitra Tier-2 layer"},"seo":{"title":"Pañchāṅga February 2, 2025 CE · Howrah, West Bengal · Vidhyamitra","description":"February 2, 2025 CE for Howrah, West Bengal: Śukla Caturthī, sūryodaya 06:16, sūryāsta 17:26.","schema_org_type":"Article","canonical":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2025-02-02","hreflang_alternates":{"en":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2025-02-02","sa":"https://sa.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2025-02-02","hi":"https://hi.vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2025-02-02","x-default":"https://vidhyamitra.com/city/howrah/2025-02-02"}},"provenance":[{"pillar":"BOB-History","pillar_version":"2.12.0","method":"Sūrya-Siddhānta first-principles + Bhāskara II + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) corrections","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:56:27.675Z","verification":{"type":"multi-marker","confidence":"canonical"}},{"pillar":"Vidhyamitra-Tier2","pillar_version":"0.1.0","method":"Spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa + standard solar declination + EoT correction","retrieved_at":"2026-05-14T14:56:27.675Z","verification":{"type":"community-validated","markers":["matches Drikpanchang ±1 minute on Narasiṁha Jayantī 2026"],"confidence":"verified"}}],"meta":{"generated_at":"2026-05-14T14:56:27.675Z","pillar_versions":{"Sūrya-Siddhānta":"Pūrṇa","Vidhyamitra-Tier2":"Pūrṇa"}}}