पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 5, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya50.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra180.93°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha32.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.76°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra4.41°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani241.01°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:32 – 08:13
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:57
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:51 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:32 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:13 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:54 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:13 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:32 – 04:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869444.27
Julian Day2457909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.47°
🪷 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 (24.0964°), declination 22.55°, EoT 1.72 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: 2017-06-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)