पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 8, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.49°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra35.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha184.33°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.32°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra204.77°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani210.39°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 09:58
Yamaganda12:43 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:13
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:20 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:43 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:05 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:28 – 16:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:28 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:05 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:43 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:20 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868504.27
Julian Day2456969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.88°
🪷 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 (24.0605°), declination -16.49°, EoT 15.99 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: 2014-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)