पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · December 29, 2030 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.06°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra312.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.20°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha231.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani38.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:05
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:25 – 15:45
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:24 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:25 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:45 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:05 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:45 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:25 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874399.27
Julian Day2462864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.56°
🪷 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 (24.2859°), declination -23.23°, EoT -2.35 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: 2030-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)