पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra29.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.46°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha164.03°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:26
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868804.27
Julian Day2457269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.47°
🪷 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 (24.0720°), declination 7.36°, EoT 1.50 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: 2015-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)