पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · February 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.28°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.75°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani325.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:48
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:14 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:39 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872258.27
Julian Day2460723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.84°
🪷 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 (24.2041°), declination -11.95°, EoT -14.49 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: 2025-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)