पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 8, 2034 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.92°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha272.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra263.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:12
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:51
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:51 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:51 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:26 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875505.27
Julian Day2463970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.92°
🪷 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 (24.3282°), declination -22.25°, EoT -6.70 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: 2034-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)