पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.70°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra169.96°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha143.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.82°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra116.28°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:45
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:19 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868788.27
Julian Day2457253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.16°
🪷 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 12.93°, EoT -3.29 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: 2015-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)