पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 2, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra110.45°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha296.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani334.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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)17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:38
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:02 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:02 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872608.27
Julian Day2461073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.99°
🪷 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 (24.2174°), declination -16.86°, EoT -13.84 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: 2026-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)