पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · April 7, 2040 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.43°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.05°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha331.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra338.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani162.80°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 06:58
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877786.27
Julian Day2466251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.82°
🪷 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 (24.4155°), declination 7.00°, EoT -2.49 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: 2040-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)