पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 29, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.76°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra314.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha186.83°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.90°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra173.44°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani155.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:11
Yamaganda05:40 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:55
Varjyam06:08 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:40 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:21 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:46 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:11 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:36 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:01 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:36 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:11 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:46 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:21 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:30 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:40 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866668.27
Julian Day2455133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.19°
🪷 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 (23.9903°), declination -13.44°, EoT 16.43 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: 2009-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)