पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · July 20, 2040 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	93.54°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	217.16°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	139.24°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	72.63°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	152.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	106.66°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	161.58°	Kanyā	Hasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:56 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:03 – 11:43
Yamaganda	15:03 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	06:43 – 08:23
Varjyam	05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:03 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:43 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:23 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:03 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:03 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:23 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:03 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:03 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:23 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:43 – 05:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877890.27
Julian Day	2466355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	126.44°

🪷 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 (24.4195°), declination 20.57°, EoT -5.99 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: 2040-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)