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

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

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BG 2.54 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।

स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।

"2.54 Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognise the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? how does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.22°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	218.71°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	189.51°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	178.27°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.46°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	133.59°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	306.67°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:04 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:22 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:04 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:27 – 12:54
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla	10:00 – 11:27
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:40 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:00 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:27 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	12:54 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:20 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:47 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:14 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:47 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:20 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	21:54 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:27 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:00 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:33 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:07 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871770.27
Julian Day	2460235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.90°

🪷 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 (24.1854°), declination -9.46°, EoT 15.40 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: 2023-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)