पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · January 13, 2041 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.79°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra41.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha285.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.26°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra315.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani178.90°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:12
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:50
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:41 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:41 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878067.27
Julian Day2466532.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.04°
🪷 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 (24.4262°), declination -21.44°, EoT -8.64 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: 2041-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)