पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 4, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra55.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.78°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha110.18°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra141.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:27
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:48
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870965.27
Julian Day2459430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.09°
🪷 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 17.22°, EoT -5.79 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: 2021-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)