पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 3, 2029 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 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra162.13°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.40°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha265.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani10.88°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:03 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:39
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:39
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:39 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:39 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873705.27
Julian Day2462170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.00°
🪷 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 (24.2594°), declination -16.49°, EoT -13.97 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: 2029-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)