पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 5, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra30.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha226.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra238.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani213.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 08:50
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Chala06:11 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:47 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:06 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:25 – 16:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:25 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:06 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:47 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 06:11 (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 Śukla Caturdaśī + 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)1868531.27
Julian Day2456996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0615°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.46°
🪷 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 (24.0615°), declination -22.33°, EoT 8.56 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: 2014-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)