पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 2, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.99°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra50.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha218.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra161.26°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani188.96°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:33
Varjyam06:15 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik 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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:10 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:33 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:57 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:20 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:43 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:07 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:30 – 16:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:53 – 18:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:30 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:07 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:43 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:20 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:57 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:33 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:10 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867768.27
Julian Day2456233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.38°
🪷 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 (24.0323°), declination -14.82°, EoT 16.42 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: 2012-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)