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

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	60.50°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.83°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	43.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	104.98°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	313.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:47 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:01 – 11:43
Yamaganda	15:06 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	06:37 – 08:19
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:55 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:37 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:19 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:01 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:24 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:06 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:48 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:30 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:06 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:24 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:01 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:19 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:37 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871646.27
Julian Day	2460111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.51°

🪷 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 (24.1806°), declination 23.33°, EoT -0.40 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: 2023-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)