पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 3, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.77°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra213.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha102.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.85°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra68.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani337.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:45 – 18:24
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:45
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:12 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:51 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:45 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:24 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:45 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:51 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872425.27
Julian Day2460890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.82°
🪷 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 (24.2104°), declination 17.47°, EoT -5.88 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: 2025-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)