पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 29, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra115.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha316.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra3.43°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani341.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:19 – 17:51
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:19
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:33 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:38 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:10 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:19 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:19 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:10 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:38 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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)1872663.27
Julian Day2461128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.09°
🪷 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 (24.2195°), declination 3.32°, EoT -5.30 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: 2026-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)