पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 6, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.94°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra147.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:22 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:03 – 06:43
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:03 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:43 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:43 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869141.27
Julian Day2457606.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.01°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.62°, EoT -5.59 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: 2016-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)