पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.75°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra197.46°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.00°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha98.97°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.47°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:24 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:38
Varjyam05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:38 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:28 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:38 – 04:57 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868763.27
Julian Day2457228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.19°
🪷 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 (24.0704°), declination 19.75°, EoT -6.18 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: 2015-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)