पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.25°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra279.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.53°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra347.46°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.26°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:18
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:38
Varjyam05:32 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:59 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:39 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:39 – 04:59 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869425.27
Julian Day2457890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.22°
🪷 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 (24.0957°), declination 19.33°, EoT 3.72 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: 2017-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)