पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra32.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.05°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 15:04
Yamaganda05:00 – 06:40
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 10:02
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:00 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:40 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:21 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:21 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:40 – 05:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871673.27
Julian Day2460138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.47°
🪷 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 (24.1817°), declination 21.88°, EoT -5.36 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: 2023-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)