पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · July 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra73.19°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha110.10°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra56.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani337.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:43
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:23 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:23 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872414.27
Julian Day2460879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.70°
🪷 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 (24.2100°), declination 20.05°, EoT -6.13 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: 2025-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)