पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 3, 2009 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 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
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)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya48.63°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra174.37°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha28.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra2.71°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani140.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 13:16
Yamaganda06:32 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:35
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Labha04:52 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:32 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:13 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:54 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:13 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:32 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866520.27
Julian Day2454985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9846°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.26°
🪷 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 (23.9846°), declination 22.31°, EoT 2.05 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: 2009-06-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)