पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra121.82°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha302.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra272.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:47
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870779.27
Julian Day2459244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.52°
🪷 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 (24.1475°), declination -17.64°, EoT -13.36 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: 2021-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)