पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra59.33°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha122.09°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.39°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra181.64°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani248.32°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:49 – 16:23
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:15
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:24 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:24 (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)1869900.27
Julian Day2458365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.87°
🪷 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 (24.1139°), declination 7.26°, EoT 1.50 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: 2018-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)