पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 5, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	191.57°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.73°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	15.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	3.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	62.71°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	311.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:01 – 11:39
Yamaganda	14:55 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla	06:44 – 08:22
Varjyam	05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:06 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:44 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:22 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:01 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:39 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:17 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:55 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:34 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:12 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:34 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:55 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:17 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:39 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:01 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:22 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:44 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871604.27
Julian Day	2460069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.57°

🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 16.13°, EoT 3.35 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: 2023-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)