पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 21, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.09°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	114.47°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	134.52°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	175.63°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	89.54°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	236.94°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:56 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:09 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla	13:21 – 14:58
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:20 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:56 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:09 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:45 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:21 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:58 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:34 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:10 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:34 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:58 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:21 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:56 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869521.27
Julian Day	2457986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.12°

🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 12.10°, EoT -2.80 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: 2017-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)