पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.40 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।

एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
"3.40 It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.93°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha346.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra343.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani253.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:16
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:17
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:18 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869725.27
Julian Day2458190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1072°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.36°
🪷 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 (24.1072°), declination -3.01°, EoT -10.22 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: 2018-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)