पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · October 13, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.49°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra203.43°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha200.26°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.20°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.14°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:46
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:50
Varjyam06:01 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:27 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:23 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:50 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:18 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:13 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:18 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:50 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:23 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:27 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872861.27
Julian Day2461326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.55°
🪷 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 (24.2271°), declination -7.71°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)