पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 16, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra38.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha162.80°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra139.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani295.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:32
Varjyam05:59 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871373.27
Julian Day2459838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.44°
🪷 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 (24.1702°), declination 2.71°, EoT 5.87 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: 2022-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)