पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 1, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.36°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra23.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha334.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.39°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:19
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Roga05:35 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872301.27
Julian Day2460766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.92°
🪷 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 (24.2057°), declination 4.58°, EoT -4.34 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: 2025-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)