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

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra62.01°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.01°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha350.89°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:55
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:46
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 10:02
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:46 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:24 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:24 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:46 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872331.27
Julian Day2460796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.04°
🪷 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 (24.2068°), declination 15.10°, EoT 2.92 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: 2025-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)