पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · October 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.54°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra151.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha196.05°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.37°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani346.76°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:25 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:32
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:25 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:25 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872857.27
Julian Day2461322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.66°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.20°, EoT 13.49 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: 2026-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)