पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 7, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra57.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha229.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra241.18°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani213.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 16:44
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:26
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:13 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:32 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:51 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:10 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:29 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:48 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:07 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:26 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:44 – 18:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:26 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:07 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:48 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:29 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:10 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:51 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:32 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868533.27
Julian Day2456998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.37°
🪷 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 (24.0616°), declination -22.57°, EoT 7.72 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: 2014-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)