पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 8, 2038 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 11.7 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
"11.7 Here in Me living as one, O Arjuna, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, and anything else that thou wouldst see!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra337.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha291.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.36°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra254.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani139.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:40
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876997.27
Julian Day2465462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.59°
🪷 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 (24.3853°), declination -15.01°, EoT -14.45 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: 2038-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)