पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · December 22, 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.16°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra249.31°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha244.79°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra242.57°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani84.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:01 – 14:21
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:21
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:01 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:21 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:41 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:01 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:41 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:21 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:01 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875488.27
Julian Day2463953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.66°
🪷 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 (24.3276°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2033-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)