पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.27 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत।

सर्वभूतानि संमोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप।।7.27।।
"7.27 O brave Arjuna! Man lives in a fairy world, deceived by the glamour of opposite sensations, infatuated by desire and aversion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.66°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra315.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha188.22°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra163.46°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani206.71°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla12:58 – 14:27
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:35 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:30 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:58 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:24 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:58 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:30 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868471.27
Julian Day2456936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.98°
🪷 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 (24.0592°), declination -5.02°, EoT 12.68 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: 2014-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)