पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · October 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।

"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.44°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	287.42°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	107.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	205.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.27°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	188.70°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	345.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:37 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:07 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:14 – 15:41
Yamaganda	08:28 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla	11:21 – 12:47
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:34 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:28 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:54 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:47 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:14 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:41 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:07 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:41 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:14 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:47 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:21 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:54 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:01 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5726°

Longitude: 88.3639°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 9 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872868.27
Julian Day	2461333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2274°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.77°

🪷 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 (24.2274°), declination -10.28°, EoT 15.70 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: 2026-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)