पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra166.85°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha171.47°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.67°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:41 – 16:14
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 13:09
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Roga05:27 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:46 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868815.27
Julian Day2457280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.63°
🪷 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 (24.0724°), declination 3.21°, EoT 5.50 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: 2015-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)