पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · November 8, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.44°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra16.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha200.62°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.23°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:37
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:26 – 12:50
Varjyam06:20 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:26 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:50 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:13 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:37 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:00 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:37 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:13 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:50 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:26 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:52 (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 Pūrṇimā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871426.27
Julian Day2459891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.69°
🪷 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 (24.1722°), declination -16.51°, EoT 15.99 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: 2022-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)