पञ्चाङ्ग — Durgapur, West Bengal · March 7, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.25°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha322.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra336.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:27
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:58 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.5204°
Longitude: 87.3119°
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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872641.27
Julian Day2461106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.00°
🪷 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 (24.2187°), declination -5.34°, EoT -11.77 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: 2026-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)