पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 18, 1997 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
- ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा
यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।
ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक
मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।
ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक
मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 121.33° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 295.34° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 188.48° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 142.59° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 292.10° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 156.72° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P4 |
| शनि Śani | 356.27° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
☀️ Siliguri, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:09 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:11 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:40 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:44 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:48 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 01 Mins 43 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 58 Mins 17 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:25 – 04:17 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:04 – 05:09 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:14 – 12:06 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:50 – 14:42 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:59 – 18:23 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:11 – 18:43 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:56 – 19:41 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:14 – 00:06 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 06:47 – 08:25 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:02 – 11:40 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:18 – 14:55 |
| Varjyam | 05:42 – 06:03 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:11 – 08:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 05:09 – 06:47 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 06:47 – 08:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:02 – 11:40 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:40 – 13:18 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:18 – 14:55 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:55 – 16:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:33 – 18:11 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:11 – 19:33 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:33 – 20:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:55 – 22:18 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:18 – 23:40 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:40 – 01:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:25 – 03:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 03:47 – 05:09 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5099 · Kali-5099 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862213.27 · 5098.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450678.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8199° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 173.49° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8199°) · declination 13.14° · EoT -3.53 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1997-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)