पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · September 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.83°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha173.36°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra191.71°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.08°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:05
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:30 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:38 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:30 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872840.27
Julian Day2461305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.75°
🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.37°, EoT 8.08 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: 2026-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)