पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 2, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.35°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra38.69°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.35°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha333.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.51°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:19
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:46
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:34 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872302.27
Julian Day2460767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.31°
🪷 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 4.96°, EoT -4.03 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: 2025-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)