पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra328.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha335.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.58°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra24.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani343.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:18
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:42
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:22 (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)1872680.27
Julian Day2461145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.55°
🪷 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 (24.2202°), declination 9.71°, EoT -0.24 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: 2026-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)