पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · March 5, 2031 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 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra91.98°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.74°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha330.42°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.18°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra351.48°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani38.45°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:24 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:49
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:24 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:14 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:42 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:14 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:24 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874465.27
Julian Day2462930.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.99°
🪷 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 (24.2885°), declination -6.19°, EoT -12.23 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: 2031-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)