पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 10, 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 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.83°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra49.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha173.37°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.50°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra150.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani238.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:24 – 15:52
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:56
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:37 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:56 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:24 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:24 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:56 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869571.27
Julian Day2458036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.97°
🪷 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 (24.1013°), declination -6.65°, EoT 13.74 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: 2017-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)