पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 23, 2013 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.32 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Kālo 'smi Loka-Kṣaya-Kṛt · I am Time, the Destroyer
श्री भगवानुवाच

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो

लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।

ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे

येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।
"11.32 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra105.26°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha312.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra336.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani196.38°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:13
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:10
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:39 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:39 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867909.27
Julian Day2456374.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.72°
🪷 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 (24.0377°), declination 1.02°, EoT -7.21 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: 2013-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)