पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 21, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra164.59°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha294.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.78°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra264.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:44
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:25
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:37 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874088.27
Julian Day2462553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.62°
🪷 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 (24.2740°), declination -10.60°, EoT -14.19 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: 2030-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)