पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 14, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.56°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra66.80°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha182.77°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.24°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra173.45°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani207.55°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:42
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:49
Varjyam06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:15 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:15 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868479.27
Julian Day2456944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.77°
🪷 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 (24.0595°), declination -8.05°, EoT 14.65 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: 2014-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)