पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 13, 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 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.16°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra138.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha109.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.75°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra161.74°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani248.79°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:54 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 15:02
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Amṛta05:16 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:54 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:54 – 05:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869878.27
Julian Day2458343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.27°
🪷 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 (24.1130°), declination 14.73°, EoT -4.56 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: 2018-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)