पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra91.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla06:00 – 07:28
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:00 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:45 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:45 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872634.27
Julian Day2461099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2184°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.32°
🪷 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 (24.2184°), declination -8.02°, EoT -13.22 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: 2026-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)