पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 15, 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 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.83°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.95°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha21.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra5.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 13:18
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:38
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:00 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:40 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:40 – 05:00 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870153.27
Julian Day2458618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.25°
🪷 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 18.76°, EoT 3.76 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: 2019-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)