पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।
"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra201.86°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha267.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra325.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani322.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:38
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:32
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha06:26 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:22 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872233.27
Julian Day2460698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.65°
🪷 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 (24.2031°), declination -19.42°, EoT -11.81 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: 2025-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)