पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.42°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra310.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha149.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra142.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani225.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:32
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:19 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869154.27
Julian Day2457619.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.00°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 12.68°, EoT -3.29 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: 2016-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)