पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 14, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.31°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra187.60°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha158.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra130.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani217.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:55
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:28
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:38 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:28 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:55 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:22 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:22 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:55 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:28 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:38 (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)1868844.27
Julian Day2457309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.94°
🪷 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 (24.0735°), declination -7.96°, EoT 14.65 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: 2015-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)