पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · June 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya50.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra31.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha38.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati38.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra50.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani324.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:22
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:40
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:54 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:36 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:03 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:27 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:03 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:03 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:36 – 04:54 (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 Caturdaśī + 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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872001.27
Julian Day2460466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.60°
🪷 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 (24.1942°), declination 22.58°, EoT 1.72 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: 2024-06-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)