पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra255.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.50°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha250.28°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra194.99°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani224.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:46
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:27
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:35 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:31 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:50 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:09 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:27 – 16:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:46 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:27 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:09 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:50 – 23:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:31 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:35 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868904.27
Julian Day2457369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.06°
🪷 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 (24.0758°), declination -23.11°, EoT 5.09 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: 2015-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)