पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.86°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra20.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha169.92°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.07°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra147.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani238.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:22
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 15:54
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:04 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:29 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:57 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:26 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:22 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:26 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:57 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:29 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:04 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869569.27
Julian Day2458034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.21°
🪷 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 (24.1012°), declination -5.89°, EoT 13.23 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: 2017-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)