पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · June 2, 2020 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 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya47.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra176.65°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha71.03°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra50.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani277.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:37
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:35 – 13:16
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:52 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:32 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:13 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:35 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:35 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:13 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:32 – 04:52 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870537.27
Julian Day2459002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1382°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.01°
🪷 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 (24.1382°), declination 22.22°, EoT 2.20 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: 2020-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)