पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 16, 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra26.84°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.10°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha100.97°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra83.99°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani336.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:09
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:18 – 06:55
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:18 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:09 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:18 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872438.27
Julian Day2460903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.13°
🪷 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 (24.2109°), declination 13.70°, EoT -3.97 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: 2025-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)