पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · July 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.33°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra144.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha115.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.17°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra133.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.24°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:50
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:29
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:05 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:46 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:46 – 05:05 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869851.27
Julian Day2458316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.07°
🪷 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 (24.1120°), declination 21.23°, EoT -5.77 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: 2018-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)