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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.78°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra206.82°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.18°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha232.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.99°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra198.92°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani242.07°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:06
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:21
Varjyam06:27 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:21 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:28 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:12 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:35 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:57 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:35 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:12 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:28 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:21 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869610.27
Julian Day2458075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.21°
🪷 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 (24.1028°), declination -19.23°, EoT 14.21 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: 2017-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)