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

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.02°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra267.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.39°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha180.87°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra207.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani319.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:33
Varjyam06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:19 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872129.27
Julian Day2460594.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.97°
🪷 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 (24.1991°), declination -7.14°, EoT 13.99 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: 2024-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)