पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 12, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।

"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.64°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.89°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	50.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	127.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.08°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	134.00°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	323.86°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:54 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:09 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:25 – 15:02
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:16 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:54 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:09 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:25 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:02 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:40 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:17 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:40 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:02 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:25 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:54 – 05:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872069.27
Julian Day	2460534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.80°

🪷 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 (24.1968°), declination 14.86°, EoT -4.74 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: 2024-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)