पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 26, 2019 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 18.67 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति।।18.67।।
"18.67 Speak not this to one who has not practised austerities, or to him who does not love, or who will not listen, or who mocks." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra68.12°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.57°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha119.15°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra131.39°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani260.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:52 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:49
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:17 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:52 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:03 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:03 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:52 – 05:17 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870256.27
Julian Day2458721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.50°
🪷 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 (24.1275°), declination 10.57°, EoT -1.42 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: 2019-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)