पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.40°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra307.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha115.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani213.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:45 – 18:25
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:45
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:12 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:51 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:45 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:45 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:51 – 05:12 (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)1868771.27
Julian Day2457236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.75°
🪷 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 (24.0707°), declination 17.88°, EoT -5.95 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: 2015-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)