पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 5, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra261.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.92°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha159.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.21°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra124.94°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani204.02°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:40
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:32
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:40 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:40 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868440.27
Julian Day2456905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.47°
🪷 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 (24.0580°), declination 6.90°, EoT 1.85 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: 2014-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)