पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · February 1, 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 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra345.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani358.16°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:05
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:19
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873337.27
Julian Day2461802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.64°
🪷 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 (24.2453°), declination -17.28°, EoT -13.69 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: 2028-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)