पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 6, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.50°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha310.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.85°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra352.29°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani305.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:51
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:48 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 06:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871544.27
Julian Day2460009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.72°
🪷 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 (24.1767°), declination -5.83°, EoT -12.00 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: 2023-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)