पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra347.66°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.13°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.68°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.45°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:55
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:05 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:46 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:05 (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)1869348.27
Julian Day2457813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.79°
🪷 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 (24.0928°), declination -7.58°, EoT -13.04 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: 2017-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)