पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 15, 2015 CE

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वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

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BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।

"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.41'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.65°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	282.69°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	174.66°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	253.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.51°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	197.36°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	224.92°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:17 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:46 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla	16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:09 – 15:28
Yamaganda	08:55 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	11:32 – 12:51
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:18 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:37 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:55 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:32 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:51 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:09 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:28 – 16:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:46 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:28 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:09 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:51 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:32 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:55 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:37 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868906.27
Julian Day	2457371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.17°

🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2015-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)