पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra58.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.89°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha72.22°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.42°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:34
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:50
Varjyam05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:47 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:30 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:14 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:57 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:57 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:14 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:30 – 04:47 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869107.27
Julian Day2457572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.88°
🪷 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 (24.0835°), declination 22.93°, EoT -3.84 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: 2016-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)