पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra325.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha256.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra302.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:54
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871504.27
Julian Day2459969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.94°
🪷 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 (24.1752°), declination -19.07°, EoT -12.31 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: 2023-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)