पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.3'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra264.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha147.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra171.55°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani226.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:43
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:27 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869178.27
Julian Day2457643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.80°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 4.07°, EoT 4.38 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: 2016-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)