पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 17, 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra146.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha140.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:55 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 15:00
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:18 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:55 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:55 – 05:18 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868786.27
Julian Day2457251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.65°
🪷 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 (24.0713°), declination 13.57°, EoT -3.75 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: 2015-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)