पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 31, 2023 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.62°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.47°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha20.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra90.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani312.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:15
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:34
Varjyam05:26 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 Labha04:52 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:13 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:54 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:13 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871630.27
Julian Day2460095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.91°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1800°), declination 21.85°, EoT 2.50 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: 2023-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)