पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 20, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.10 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।

बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।।7.10।।
"7.10 Know, O Arjuna, that I am the eternal Seed of being; I am the Intelligence of the intelligent, the Splendour of the resplendent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra324.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha150.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra143.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani225.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:48
Varjyam05:43 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:10 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:48 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:31 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:31 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:48 – 05:10 (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)1869155.27
Julian Day2457620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.99°
🪷 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 (24.0854°), declination 12.35°, EoT -3.05 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: 2016-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)