पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra168.07°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha153.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra161.76°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani225.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:23 – 17:57
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:23
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:25 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:23 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:23 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:25 (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)1869170.27
Julian Day2457635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.22°
🪷 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 (24.0859°), declination 7.08°, EoT 1.50 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: 2016-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)