पञ्चाङ्ग — Asansol, West Bengal · January 2, 2035 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 18.67 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति।।18.67।।
"18.67 Speak not this to one who has not practised austerities, or to him who does not love, or who will not listen, or who mocks." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra174.10°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.97°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha273.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra209.71°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani98.80°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:47
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:07
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:47 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:08 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:47 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875864.27
Julian Day2464329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.62°
🪷 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 (24.3420°), declination -22.94°, EoT -4.15 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: 2035-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)