पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · November 17, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.46°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha191.37°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.44°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:35
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:50
Varjyam06:26 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:50 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:12 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:35 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:35 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:12 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:50 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872896.27
Julian Day2461361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.47°
🪷 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 (24.2285°), declination -18.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)