पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.31°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra347.98°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.65°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha71.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra65.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani202.36°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:18
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:53 – 06:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:36 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:36 – 04:53 (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)1868391.27
Julian Day2456856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.54°
🪷 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 (24.0562°), declination 21.06°, EoT -5.86 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: 2014-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)