पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 9, 2040 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 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra246.32°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.03°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha312.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra266.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani166.57°KanyāHasta 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)03:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 10 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 Kāla13:16 – 14:41
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:27
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:13 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:05 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:05 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:13 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877728.27
Julian Day2466193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.41°
🪷 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 (24.4133°), declination -14.85°, EoT -14.50 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: 2040-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)