पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · July 29, 2022 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra104.99°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.80°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani299.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:29
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:10 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:10 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871324.27
Julian Day2459789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.16°
🪷 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 (24.1683°), declination 18.79°, EoT -6.15 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: 2022-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)