पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · June 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra185.07°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha61.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra6.26°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani336.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:13 – 09:54
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla04:51 – 06:32
Varjyam05:25 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:51 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:32 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:13 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:13 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:32 – 04:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°
Longitude: 88.3639°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 9 m

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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872368.27
Julian Day2460833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2083°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.07°
🪷 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 (24.2083°), declination 22.76°, EoT 1.37 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: 2025-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)