पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 2, 2023 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
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)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha268.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani298.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:02 – 14:23
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

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 Amṛta06:18 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:02 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:23 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:44 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:44 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:23 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:02 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:18 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871481.27
Julian Day2459946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.20°
🪷 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 (24.1743°), declination -22.95°, EoT -4.15 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: 2023-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)