पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.34°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra339.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha151.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra144.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 18:08
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:31
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:11 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:48 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:08 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:25 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:48 – 05:11 (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)1869156.27
Julian Day2457621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.21°
🪷 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 12.02°, EoT -2.80 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: 2016-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)