पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · August 18, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra240.74°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha125.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra142.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani164.04°KanyāHasta P2

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)14:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 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 Kāla08:28 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla05:15 – 06:51
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:15 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:15 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877919.27
Julian Day2466384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.50°
🪷 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 (24.4206°), declination 12.94°, 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: 2040-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)