पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 10, 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 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra131.42°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha122.01°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra148.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani285.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:25
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 Roga05:15 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:53 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:53 – 05:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870971.27
Julian Day2459436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.62°
🪷 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 (24.1548°), declination 15.54°, EoT -5.06 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: 2021-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)