पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · February 8, 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 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra139.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha270.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra320.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:57
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:20 (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)1871518.27
Julian Day2459983.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.07°
🪷 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 (24.1758°), declination -15.13°, EoT -14.45 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: 2023-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)