पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · December 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.35 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।

येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि।।4.35।।
"4.35 Having known That, thou shalt never again be confounded; and, O Arjuna, by the power of that wisdom, thou shalt see all these people as if they were thine own Self, and therefore as Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.23°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra280.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.26°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha230.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.12°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra243.39°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani331.58°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:22 – 15:42
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:02
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:42 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:02 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:22 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:02 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:22 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:02 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:42 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872567.27
Julian Day2461032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.31°
🪷 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 (24.2159°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2025-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)