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

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra12.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.02°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha11.59°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.15°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra76.81°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani312.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:58
Yamaganda04:59 – 06:39
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:59
Varjyam05:32 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:59 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:39 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:39 – 04:59 (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)1871617.27
Julian Day2460082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1795°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (24.1795°), declination 19.46°, EoT 3.69 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: 2023-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)