पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 22, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.68°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra190.39°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.85°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha206.93°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.13°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra165.59°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani332.18°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:52
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:26
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:26 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:52 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:44 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:44 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:52 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:26 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872505.27
Julian Day2460970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.64°
🪷 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 (24.2135°), declination -11.08°, EoT 15.95 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: 2025-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)