पञ्चाङ्ग — Durgapur, West Bengal · August 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.70°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha99.32°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.97°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra160.64°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani350.35°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:23
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:45
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872799.27
Julian Day2461264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2247°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.15°
🪷 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 (24.2247°), declination 15.01°, EoT -4.74 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: 2026-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)