पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · February 16, 2025 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	303.41°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	162.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	308.25°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	342.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	325.03°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:13 – 17:39
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:48 – 16:13
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:15 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:40 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:06 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:31 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:48 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:13 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:39 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:13 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:48 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:31 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:06 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:40 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872257.27
Julian Day	2460722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.81°

🪷 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 (24.2040°), declination -12.30°, EoT -14.54 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: 2025-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)