पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 25, 2012 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।
योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Anurādhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vaidhṛti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 128.22° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 224.34° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 186.70° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 112.79° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 49.47° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 82.53° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P1 |
| शनि Śani | 181.32° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
☀️ Asansol, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:21 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:07 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:44 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:46 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:31 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:39 – 04:30 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:17 – 05:21 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:18 – 12:09 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:51 – 14:42 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:55 – 18:19 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:07 – 18:38 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:52 – 19:37 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:18 – 00:09 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:33 – 10:08 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:20 – 14:55 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:21 – 06:57 |
| Varjyam | 05:53 – 06:14 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:20 – 08:45 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:21 – 06:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:57 – 08:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:33 – 10:08 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:08 – 11:44 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:44 – 13:20 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:20 – 14:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:55 – 16:31 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:31 – 18:07 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:07 – 19:31 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:31 – 20:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:55 – 22:20 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:20 – 23:44 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:44 – 01:08 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:08 – 02:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:33 – 03:57 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:57 – 05:21 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 23.6739°
Longitude: 86.9524°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5114 · Kali-5114 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867699.27 · 5113.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456164.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0297° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 95.98° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0297°) · declination 10.67° · EoT -1.71 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2012-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)