पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.80°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra43.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.15°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha108.13°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra139.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani286.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:45
Yamaganda08:30 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:27
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:30 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:30 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870964.27
Julian Day2459429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.20°
🪷 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 (24.1546°), declination 17.48°, EoT -5.88 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: 2021-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)