पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra212.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.47°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra0.79°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani306.54°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:53
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:52
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:53 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:53 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:54 (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)1871551.27
Julian Day2460016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.67°
🪷 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 (24.1770°), declination -3.09°, EoT -10.22 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: 2023-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)