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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.22°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra113.24°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha188.52°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani220.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:43
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:20
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:20 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:06 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:29 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:52 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:29 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:06 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:20 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868865.27
Julian Day2457330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.66°
🪷 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 (24.0743°), declination -15.22°, EoT 16.33 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: 2015-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)