पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · July 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra33.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 15:10
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:07
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°
Longitude: 86.9524°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870581.27
Julian Day2459046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.79°
🪷 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 (24.1399°), declination 21.31°, EoT -5.68 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: 2020-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)