पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.71°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra108.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani203.23°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:08
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:56
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:56 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:56 – 05:20 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868427.27
Julian Day2456892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.13°
🪷 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 (24.0575°), declination 11.52°, EoT -2.27 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: 2014-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)