पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra29.02°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha337.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:54
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:47 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872274.27
Julian Day2460739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.57°
🪷 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 (24.2047°), declination -6.02°, EoT -12.23 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: 2025-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)