पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha48.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.65°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani217.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:18
Yamaganda11:38 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:58 – 16:38
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:59 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:39 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:19 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:59 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:38 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:58 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:58 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:38 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:59 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:19 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:39 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868694.27
Julian Day2457159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.90°
🪷 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 (24.0677°), declination 19.22°, EoT 3.72 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: 2015-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)