पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · March 11, 2026 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।

"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.42'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	326.26°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	232.30°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	312.03°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	318.85°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.70°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	341.14°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	338.81°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:17
Yamaganda	07:19 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla	10:18 – 11:47
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:19 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:49 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:18 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:46 – 16:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:15 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:45 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:15 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:46 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:18 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:49 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:19 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°

Longitude: 88.3639°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 9 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872645.27
Julian Day	2461110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.20°

🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -3.77°, EoT -10.76 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: 2026-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)