पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · February 27, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra77.44°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha328.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra326.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani337.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:56
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 06:01 (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)1872633.27
Julian Day2461098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2184°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.98°
🪷 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 (24.2184°), declination -8.40°, EoT -13.39 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: 2026-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)