पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 22, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra155.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha58.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra51.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani289.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:58
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:38
Varjyam05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:38 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:38 – 04:57 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870891.27
Julian Day2459356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.37°
🪷 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 (24.1518°), declination 20.40°, EoT 3.47 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: 2021-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)