पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 7, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra180.77°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.02°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha241.01°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra187.90°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani223.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:07
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 Amṛta06:13 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:29 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:48 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:07 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:26 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:45 – 18:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:26 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:07 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:48 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:29 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:13 (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)1868898.27
Julian Day2457363.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.07°
🪷 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 (24.0755°), declination -22.55°, EoT 7.72 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: 2015-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)