पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 14, 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.79°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra106.49°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha180.13°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.37°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra155.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani238.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:00
Yamaganda12:55 – 14:22
Gulika Kāla05:38 – 07:06
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:38 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:28 – 12:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:55 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:22 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:17 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:22 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:55 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:28 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869575.27
Julian Day2458040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.63°
🪷 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 (24.1014°), declination -8.15°, EoT 14.65 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: 2017-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)