पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · July 24, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.77°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra355.27°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.64°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha92.33°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra90.66°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani261.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:28
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla10:08 – 11:48
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:48 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:28 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:08 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:08 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:28 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:48 – 05:08 (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)1870223.27
Julian Day2458688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.16°
🪷 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 (24.1262°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2019-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)