पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.24°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.53°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha198.37°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra157.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani220.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:27
Yamaganda08:36 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:43
Varjyam06:20 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:52 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:43 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:05 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:27 – 16:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:27 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:05 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:43 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868871.27
Julian Day2457336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.56°
🪷 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 (24.0745°), declination -17.00°, EoT 15.74 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: 2015-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)