पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 13, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	328.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	134.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.07°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	344.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.17°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	343.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	328.06°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:22 – 14:52
Yamaganda	05:54 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla	08:53 – 10:23
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:54 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:23 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:53 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:23 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:52 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:22 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:52 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:21 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:51 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:21 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:52 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:22 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:52 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:23 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:53 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:23 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.6739°

Longitude: 86.9524°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872282.27
Julian Day	2460747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	166.64°

🪷 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 (24.2050°), declination -2.89°, EoT -10.22 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: 2025-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)