पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 13, 2032 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 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra324.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha307.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani51.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:01
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874810.27
Julian Day2463275.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.70°
🪷 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 (24.3017°), declination -13.56°, EoT -14.60 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: 2032-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)