पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · November 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.42°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha191.12°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.45°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:27 – 12:50
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:27
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:54 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:27 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:36 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:36 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:27 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:54 (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)1872890.27
Julian Day2461355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.29°
🪷 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 (24.2282°), declination -17.37°, EoT 15.59 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: 2026-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)