पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.34°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra339.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha151.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra144.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:10
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:58 – 16:34
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:20 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:58 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:58 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869156.27
Julian Day2457621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.21°
🪷 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 (24.0854°), declination 12.02°, EoT -2.80 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: 2016-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)