पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 1, 2028 CE

🪷 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra345.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani358.16°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 16:01
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:14
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873337.27
Julian Day2461802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.64°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2453°), declination -17.28°, EoT -13.69 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: 2028-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)