पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 4, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra217.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha260.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.79°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra211.90°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani344.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:28
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Amṛta06:26 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872944.27
Julian Day2461409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2303°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.69°
🪷 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 (24.2303°), declination -22.76°, EoT -5.02 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: 2027-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)