पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · July 27, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.56°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra184.75°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.27°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha121.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani54.50°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:28
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:48
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:09 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:49 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:29 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:28 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:29 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:49 – 05:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874609.27
Julian Day2463074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.84°
🪷 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 (24.2940°), declination 19.29°, EoT -6.18 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: 2031-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)