पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · August 17, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra213.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.96°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha147.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.79°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra156.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani30.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:46
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:32
Varjyam05:51 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:18 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:55 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:55 – 05:18 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873900.27
Julian Day2462365.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.71°
🪷 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 (24.2669°), declination 13.37°, EoT -3.75 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: 2029-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)