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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra111.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha193.38°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.83°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani211.10°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:38
Varjyam06:23 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:21 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:43 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:04 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:26 – 16:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:47 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:26 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:04 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:43 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:21 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:55 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868510.27
Julian Day2456975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.20°
🪷 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 (24.0607°), declination -18.16°, EoT 15.07 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: 2014-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)