पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · April 16, 2033 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra195.70°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.08°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha340.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra328.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani67.48°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 06:56
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla05:20 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:56 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:04 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:56 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875238.27
Julian Day2463703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.14°
🪷 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 (24.3180°), declination 10.18°, EoT 0.02 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: 2033-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)