पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 18, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.01°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.64°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra6.83°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani307.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:20
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:20 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:20 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871556.27
Julian Day2460021.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.66°
🪷 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 (24.1772°), declination -1.12°, EoT -8.76 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: 2023-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)