पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · December 20, 2033 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.13°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra224.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha241.62°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra240.05°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani84.74°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:20 – 15:41
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:00
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:20 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:00 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:20 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:41 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:01 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:41 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:20 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:00 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875486.27
Julian Day2463951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.04°
🪷 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 (24.3275°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2033-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)