पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 3, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra42.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha38.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra335.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani300.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:33
Yamaganda08:23 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 13:17
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga05:07 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:45 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:23 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:11 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:23 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:45 – 05:07 (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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871237.27
Julian Day2459702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.34°
🪷 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 (24.1650°), declination 15.62°, EoT 3.15 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: 2022-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)