पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 4, 2013 CE

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BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.80°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	76.02°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	88.91°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	140.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	191.11°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:22
Yamaganda	11:42 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	15:02 – 16:42
Varjyam	05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:02 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:42 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:22 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:42 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:02 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:22 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:02 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:42 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:22 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:42 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868043.27
Julian Day	2456508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.10°

🪷 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 (24.0428°), declination 17.24°, EoT -5.79 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: 2013-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)