पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 6, 2020 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।

"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	182.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	300.71°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	22.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.99°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.53°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	277.77°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:39 – 13:17
Yamaganda	06:43 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla	10:00 – 11:39
Varjyam	05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:05 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:43 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:22 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:00 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:39 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:17 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:34 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:13 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:34 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:17 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:39 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:00 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:22 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:43 – 05:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870510.27
Julian Day	2458975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.78°

🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.62°, EoT 3.44 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: 2020-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)