पञ्चाङ्ग — Durgapur, West Bengal · May 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra4.95°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.44°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha30.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra60.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani346.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:37
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:18
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:59 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:38 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:57 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:37 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:37 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:57 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:38 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.5204°
Longitude: 87.3119°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872710.27
Julian Day2461175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.40°
🪷 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 (24.2213°), declination 18.83°, EoT 3.76 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: 2026-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)