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

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.31°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra80.62°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.37°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.65°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra331.38°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.86°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 10:12
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla05:31 – 07:04
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:31 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:38 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:38 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872305.27
Julian Day2460770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.05°
🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.11°, EoT -3.10 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: 2025-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)