पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 15, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.98°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra323.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.28°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha187.32°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra212.12°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani319.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:22 – 15:49
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:54
Varjyam06:08 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:39 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:27 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:54 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:22 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:22 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:54 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:27 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872133.27
Julian Day2460598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.52°
🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -8.64°, EoT 14.86 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: 2024-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)