पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · December 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra288.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha214.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra191.61°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:37
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
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 Labha06:16 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:37 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:17 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:37 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:37 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:17 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:37 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869999.27
Julian Day2458464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.87°
🪷 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 (24.1177°), declination -23.06°, EoT 5.54 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: 2018-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)