पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · July 22, 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 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra191.58°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha81.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.34°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani350.56°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:43
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 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 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 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 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 05:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872778.27
Julian Day2461243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.59°
🪷 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 (24.2239°), declination 20.30°, EoT -6.10 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: 2026-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)