पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 7, 2037 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 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra201.77°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.09°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha277.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani125.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:40
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:38
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · 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 Kāla06:14 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:40 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:29 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:40 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876631.27
Julian Day2465096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.08°
🪷 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 (24.3713°), declination -15.25°, EoT -14.38 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: 2037-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)