पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 27, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra163.71°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha298.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani345.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:55
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:25 (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)1872967.27
Julian Day2461432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.73°
🪷 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 (24.2312°), declination -18.56°, EoT -12.76 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: 2027-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)