पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 13, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.90°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra131.01°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha17.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra2.76°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:41 – 08:20
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:57
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:41 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:20 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:36 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:36 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:20 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:41 – 05:01 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870151.27
Julian Day2458616.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.23°
🪷 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 (24.1235°), declination 18.27°, EoT 3.75 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: 2019-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)