पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 13, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.42°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra56.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha357.38°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra345.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani320.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:08
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 06:58
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:08 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:08 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871948.27
Julian Day2460413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.53°
🪷 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 (24.1922°), declination 9.17°, EoT -0.77 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: 2024-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)