पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 12, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra63.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha250.63°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:14
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:32 – 15:53
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:32 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:14 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:32 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872222.27
Julian Day2460687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.53°
🪷 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 (24.2027°), declination -21.63°, EoT -8.27 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: 2025-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)