पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 30, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra168.42°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.36°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha24.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra59.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani77.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 18:17
Yamaganda11:34 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:36
Varjyam05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Udveg04:52 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:33 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:54 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:34 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:17 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:34 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:13 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:33 – 04:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864690.27
Julian Day2453155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.69°
🪷 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 (23.9146°), declination 21.79°, EoT 2.64 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: 2004-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)