पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 7, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra102.69°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha127.36°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.83°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra183.97°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani248.32°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:40
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:32
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:40 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:40 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869903.27
Julian Day2458368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1140°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.74°
🪷 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 (24.1140°), declination 6.14°, EoT 2.56 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: 2018-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)