पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · July 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra36.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha71.74°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra123.36°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:51 – 18:32
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:51
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:03 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:44 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:25 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:51 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:51 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:25 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:44 – 05:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868750.27
Julian Day2457215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.99°
🪷 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 (24.0699°), declination 22.03°, EoT -5.24 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: 2015-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)