पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 15, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.25°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha315.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra346.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:47
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:17
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:17 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:47 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:17 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872649.27
Julian Day2461114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.48°
🪷 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 (24.2190°), declination -2.20°, EoT -9.65 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: 2026-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)