पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 25, 2016 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra170.56°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha234.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.17°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra260.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani232.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:41
Varjyam06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:52

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 Chala05:57 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:25 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:47 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:08 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:30 – 16:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:52 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:30 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:08 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:47 – 23:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:25 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:57 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869252.27
Julian Day2457717.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.37°
🪷 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 (24.0891°), declination -20.79°, EoT 12.23 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: 2016-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)