पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 29, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra170.66°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha206.51°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra265.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani202.60°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:43
Varjyam06:27 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala06:00 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:26 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:48 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:09 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:09 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:48 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:26 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868160.27
Julian Day2456625.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.24°
🪷 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 (24.0473°), declination -21.47°, EoT 10.87 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: 2013-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)