पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.27°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra331.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.92°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha159.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.43°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra110.78°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:50 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:47
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:15 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:50 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:50 – 05:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868800.27
Julian Day2457265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.02°
🪷 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 (24.0718°), declination 8.81°, EoT 0.15 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: 2015-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)