पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra306.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.45°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha19.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.60°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra41.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 18:04
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:28
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:21 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:28 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:04 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:28 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871585.27
Julian Day2460050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.94°
🪷 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 (24.1783°), declination 9.97°, EoT 0.02 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: 2023-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)