पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।
"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra196.70°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha279.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra345.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani359.34°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:51
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:09 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:34 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873352.27
Julian Day2461817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.63°
🪷 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 (24.2459°), declination -12.55°, EoT -14.54 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: 2028-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)