पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 5, 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra67.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.41°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha112.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra142.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 15:05
Yamaganda05:13 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 10:09
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:52 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:31 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:31 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:52 – 05:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870966.27
Julian Day2459431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.18°
🪷 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 16.95°, EoT -5.70 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: 2021-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)