पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 1, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra335.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha220.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra233.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani213.12°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:47
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:05
Varjyam06:35 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:07 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:26 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:46 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:05 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:25 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:44 – 18:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:25 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:05 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:46 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:26 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:07 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868527.27
Julian Day2456992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0614°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.08°
🪷 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 (24.0614°), declination -21.76°, EoT 10.13 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: 2014-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)