पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · May 4, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.5 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्

श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके।

हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव

भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।
"2.5 Rather would I content myself with a beggar's crust that kill these teachers of mine, these precious noble souls! To slay these masters who are my benefactors would be to stain the sweetness of life's pleasures with their blood." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra158.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.26°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha351.90°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.17°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra61.76°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani44.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:33 – 18:11
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:33
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:45 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:23 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:11 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:23 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:45 – 05:06 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874525.27
Julian Day2462990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.73°
🪷 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 (24.2908°), declination 15.86°, EoT 3.26 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: 2031-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)