पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 3, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra95.48°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha206.69°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra199.42°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani192.53°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:27
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:05
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:27 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:46 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:05 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:25 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:44 – 18:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:25 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:05 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:46 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:27 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867799.27
Julian Day2456264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0335°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.01°
🪷 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 (24.0335°), declination -22.13°, EoT 9.36 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: 2012-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)