पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 23, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.55°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	218.10°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.80°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	149.64°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	127.68°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	113.98°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	214.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:33 – 18:09
Yamaganda	11:44 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla	14:57 – 16:33
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:20 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:56 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:32 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:08 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:44 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:21 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:57 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:33 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:09 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:33 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:57 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:21 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:44 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:08 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:32 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:56 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868792.27
Julian Day	2457257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	96.28°

🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.60°, EoT -2.27 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: 2015-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)