पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · October 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.42°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra312.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha206.32°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.56°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra187.52°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani345.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:13
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:54
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:35 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:28 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:54 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:13 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:39 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:06 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:39 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:13 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:47 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:21 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:54 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:28 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872870.27
Julian Day2461335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.81°
🪷 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 (24.2275°), declination -10.99°, EoT 15.95 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: 2026-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)