पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra270.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.31°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha128.32°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani335.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:49
Yamaganda05:24 – 06:58
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:07
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:24 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:58 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:57 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:58 – 05:24 (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)1872457.27
Julian Day2460922.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.51°
🪷 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 (24.2117°), declination 7.14°, EoT 1.50 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: 2025-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)