पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 9, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.22°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra301.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra358.96°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:57 – 08:31
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:47
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:22 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:57 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:31 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:39 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:39 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:31 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:57 – 05:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873770.27
Julian Day2462235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.48°
🪷 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 (24.2619°), declination 7.62°, EoT -1.90 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: 2029-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)