पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 6, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra22.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha258.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra296.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani267.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:25
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:25 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:07 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:25 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:19 (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)1870389.27
Julian Day2458854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1326°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.03°
🪷 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 (24.1326°), declination -22.57°, EoT -5.88 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: 2020-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)