पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · November 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.18°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra152.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.68°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha213.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra156.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:09
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:57
Varjyam06:14 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:46 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:10 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:57 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:09 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:32 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:56 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:32 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:09 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:21 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:57 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:10 – 05:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871792.27
Julian Day2460257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.17°
🪷 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 (24.1862°), declination -16.73°, EoT 15.87 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: 2023-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)