पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 13, 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 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.50°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha127.61°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra151.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:32
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870974.27
Julian Day2459439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.09°
🪷 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 (24.1549°), declination 14.64°, EoT -4.56 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: 2021-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)