पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 15, 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 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra357.26°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.88°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha124.47°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani202.86°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:24
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:08 – 06:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:46 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:24 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:24 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:46 – 05:08 (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)1868419.27
Julian Day2456884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.60°
🪷 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 (24.0572°), declination 14.12°, EoT -4.18 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: 2014-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)