पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 1, 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 6.8 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।

युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।
"6.8 He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.68°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra160.46°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.90°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha95.95°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra82.04°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani202.45°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:22
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:01 – 06:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:41 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:41 – 05:01 (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)1868405.27
Julian Day2456870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.75°
🪷 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 (24.0567°), declination 18.07°, EoT -6.02 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: 2014-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)