पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · February 3, 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 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra60.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.47°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha277.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra314.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:43
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874435.27
Julian Day2462900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.63°
🪷 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 (24.2873°), declination -16.63°, EoT -13.97 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: 2031-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)