पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 7, 2025 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 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra46.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.32°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha292.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani323.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:02
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872248.27
Julian Day2460713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.32°
🪷 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 (24.2037°), declination -15.28°, EoT -14.38 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: 2025-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)