पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 30, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra59.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.33°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha66.36°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra6.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani204.33°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:34
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 08:09
Varjyam05:18 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:43 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:26 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:51 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:34 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:34 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:51 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:26 – 04:43 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868342.27
Julian Day2456807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.07°
🪷 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 (24.0543°), declination 21.73°, EoT 2.64 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: 2014-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)