पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra162.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.81°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha248.98°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra290.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:52
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874416.27
Julian Day2462881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.79°
🪷 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 (24.2866°), declination -21.19°, EoT -9.35 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: 2031-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)