पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 9, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra95.15°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.63°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha168.35°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.38°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:07
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:34
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:21 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:46 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868809.27
Julian Day2457274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.21°
🪷 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 (24.0721°), declination 5.50°, EoT 3.28 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: 2015-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)