पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · December 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra58.82°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha258.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.27°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra283.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani235.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 12:58
Yamaganda07:37 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:38
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:58 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:38 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:58 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:38 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:58 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869271.27
Julian Day2457736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.13°
🪷 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 (24.0898°), declination -23.22°, EoT 4.64 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: 2016-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)