पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 4, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra247.54°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.27°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha158.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra123.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani203.95°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:44
Yamaganda05:16 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:00
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:16 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:19 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:19 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868439.27
Julian Day2456904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.56°
🪷 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 (24.0580°), declination 7.27°, EoT 1.50 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: 2014-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)