पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra44.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha49.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra77.78°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani217.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:37
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:14
Varjyam05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:47 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:29 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:51 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:51 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:29 – 04:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868696.27
Julian Day2457161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.88°
🪷 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 (24.0678°), declination 19.66°, EoT 3.65 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: 2015-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)