पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 11, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।

"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.73°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	207.63°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.18°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	141.22°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	149.28°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	132.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	225.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:25 – 15:03
Yamaganda	05:16 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla	08:32 – 10:09
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:16 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:54 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:32 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:09 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:47 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:25 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:03 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:40 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:18 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:40 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:03 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:25 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:47 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:09 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:32 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:54 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869146.27
Julian Day	2457611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.47°

🪷 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 (24.0850°), declination 15.18°, EoT -4.91 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: 2016-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)