पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · March 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।
"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.65°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha321.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.43°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra329.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani14.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:51
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873746.27
Julian Day2462211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.34°
🪷 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 (24.2610°), declination -1.70°, EoT -9.36 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: 2029-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)