पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 16, 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 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.81°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha144.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.26°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:23
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:46
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:18 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871707.27
Julian Day2460172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.80°
🪷 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 (24.1830°), declination 13.86°, EoT -3.97 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: 2023-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)