पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.93°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra311.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha161.08°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.00°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra141.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani238.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:58
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 13:00
Varjyam06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:30 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:30 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869564.27
Julian Day2458029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.57°
🪷 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 (24.1010°), declination -3.97°, EoT 11.79 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: 2017-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)