पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.50°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra284.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha197.64°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati211.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra193.67°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.69°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:20
Yamaganda05:40 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:00
Varjyam06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:40 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:27 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:53 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:20 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:47 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:14 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:47 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:20 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:53 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:27 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869944.27
Julian Day2458409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1156°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.87°
🪷 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 (24.1156°), declination -9.54°, EoT 15.40 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: 2018-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)