पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 3, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.25°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra19.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.62°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha87.37°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.05°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra102.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani190.55°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:41
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:56 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:56 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868011.27
Julian Day2456476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.10°
🪷 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 (24.0416°), declination 22.96°, EoT -3.84 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: 2013-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)