पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.69°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha348.36°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.12°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani254.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 17:58
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:35 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:14 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:58 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:14 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:35 (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)1869744.27
Julian Day2458209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.39°
🪷 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 (24.1079°), declination 4.46°, EoT -4.34 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: 2018-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)