पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 18, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.62°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha147.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.34°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani118.30°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:51 – 08:28
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:40
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:53
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta05:15 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:51 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:28 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:40 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:40 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:28 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:51 – 05:15 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876458.27
Julian Day2464923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.94°
🪷 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 (24.3647°), declination 12.95°, EoT -3.53 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: 2036-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)