पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.75°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha186.71°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.23°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra160.18°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:27 – 12:53
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:27
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:27 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:53 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:20 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:20 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:53 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:27 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869579.27
Julian Day2458044.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.20°
🪷 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 (24.1016°), declination -9.62°, EoT 15.40 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: 2017-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)