पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 12, 2029 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra235.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.38°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha276.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.78°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra250.26°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:08
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873683.27
Julian Day2462148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.12°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.62°, EoT -8.27 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: 2029-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)