पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 26, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra0.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani231.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:31
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:17
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:49 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:49 – 05:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869039.27
Julian Day2457504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.35°
🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.60°, EoT 2.16 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: 2016-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)