पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 28, 2020 CE

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पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।

"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	283.43°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	318.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	232.31°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	294.90°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	258.69°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	322.78°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	270.41°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:40 – 16:03
Yamaganda	09:10 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:18
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:25 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:47 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:10 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:33 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:18 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:40 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:03 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:26 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:03 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:40 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:18 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:33 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:10 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:47 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870411.27
Julian Day	2458876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1334°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.16°

🪷 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 (24.1334°), declination -18.38°, EoT -12.97 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: 2020-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)