पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.19°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha179.97°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra134.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:20
Yamaganda05:40 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:00
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:40 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:27 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:53 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:20 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:46 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:13 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:46 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:20 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:53 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:27 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871771.27
Julian Day2460236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.35°
🪷 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 -9.82°, EoT 15.55 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: 2023-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)