पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 11, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.46°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra28.71°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha358.90°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra342.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani320.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:53
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:09
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:25 (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 Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871946.27
Julian Day2460411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.61°
🪷 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 (24.1921°), declination 8.44°, EoT -1.32 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: 2024-04-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)