पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolkata, West Bengal · October 24, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.41°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra338.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha206.65°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra186.30°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani345.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta10:57 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta22:57 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:54
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:02
Varjyam06:05 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:20 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:46 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:12 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:38 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:04 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:38 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:12 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:46 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:20 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872872.27
Julian Day2461337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.17°
🪷 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 -11.70°, EoT 16.15 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: 2026-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)