पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · May 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha28.94°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.74°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani335.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 08:14
Varjyam05:27 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:54 – 06:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:34 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:14 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:54 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:54 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:14 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:34 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872353.27
Julian Day2460818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.83°
🪷 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 (24.2077°), declination 20.60°, EoT 3.40 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: 2025-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)