पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha48.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra82.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani217.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:51
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:57
Gulika Kāla04:46 – 06:27
Varjyam05:20 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:46 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:27 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:09 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:51 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:57 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:57 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:51 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:09 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:27 – 04:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868700.27
Julian Day2457165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.52°
🪷 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 (24.0680°), declination 20.48°, EoT 3.40 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: 2015-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)