पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 27, 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra93.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.34°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha19.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra53.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:54
Yamaganda05:12 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:03
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:12 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:49 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:31 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:08 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:31 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:49 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871596.27
Julian Day2460061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.24°
🪷 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 (24.1787°), declination 13.70°, EoT 2.33 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: 2023-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)