पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 5, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.41°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra113.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha356.41°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra338.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani142.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:54
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:20
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:00 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:00 – 05:26 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866461.27
Julian Day2454926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.52°
🪷 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 (23.9823°), declination 6.06°, EoT -3.10 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: 2009-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)