पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 29, 2028 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 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra310.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha293.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra324.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani357.97°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:47
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873334.27
Julian Day2461799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.99°
🪷 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 (24.2452°), declination -18.10°, EoT -13.17 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: 2028-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)