पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra15.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha140.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.49°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.46°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani349.44°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:16
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:41
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:58 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:58 – 05:24 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872820.27
Julian Day2461285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.75°
🪷 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 (24.2255°), declination 7.97°, EoT 0.81 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: 2026-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)