पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 28, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.73°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra112.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha201.29°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.70°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra237.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani198.79°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:32
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 14:08
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:20 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:44 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:08 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:57 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:08 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:44 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:20 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:43 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868128.27
Julian Day2456593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0461°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.19°
🪷 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 (24.0461°), declination -13.11°, EoT 16.40 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: 2013-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)