पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 2, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.79°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra11.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.05°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha126.98°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani29.61°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:12 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 10:09
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:12 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:30 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:30 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873885.27
Julian Day2462350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.00°
🪷 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 (24.2663°), declination 17.72°, EoT -5.95 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: 2029-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)