पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 13, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra33.68°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha158.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra172.68°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani294.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:55 – 14:23
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:00
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Śubha05:38 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:28 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:55 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:23 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:50 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:18 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:50 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:23 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:55 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:28 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + 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)1871400.27
Julian Day2459865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1712°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.16°
🪷 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 (24.1712°), declination -7.70°, EoT 14.44 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: 2022-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)