पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 31, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra353.10°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha56.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.29°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra43.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani128.18°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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)01:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:54
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla04:52 – 06:33
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:52 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:34 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:34 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:33 – 04:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866152.27
Julian Day2454617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9705°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.78°
🪷 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 (23.9705°), declination 21.94°, EoT 2.50 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: 2008-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)