पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.26 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा।।1.26।।
"1.26 There Arjuna noticed fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandsons, teachers, friends;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra319.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha133.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:30
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala05:13 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871695.27
Julian Day2460160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.01°
🪷 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 (24.1825°), declination 17.35°, EoT -5.79 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: 2023-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)