पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 30, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.73°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra136.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha199.11°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.76°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra239.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani199.03°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:46
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:20
Varjyam06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:20 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:46 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:11 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:01 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:11 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:46 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:20 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:40 (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)1868130.27
Julian Day2456595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.97°
🪷 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 (24.0462°), declination -13.78°, EoT 16.45 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: 2013-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)