पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 31, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra72.56°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.68°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha139.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra172.73°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani192.77°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 06:58
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:01 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°
Longitude: 86.9524°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868070.27
Julian Day2456535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.64°
🪷 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 (24.0439°), declination 8.64°, EoT 0.15 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: 2013-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)