पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 27, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra328.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha359.71°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.20°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra339.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.44°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:52
Varjyam06:11 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:40 (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)1869374.27
Julian Day2457839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.89°
🪷 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 (24.0938°), declination 2.61°, EoT -5.94 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: 2017-03-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)