पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 7, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra260.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.37°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha13.03°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.39°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra51.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani345.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:17 – 14:56
Yamaganda05:04 – 06:43
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 10:00
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:04 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:43 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:22 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:17 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:17 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:22 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:43 – 05:04 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872702.27
Julian Day2461167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.00°
🪷 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 (24.2210°), declination 16.77°, EoT 3.51 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: 2026-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)