पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra291.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha145.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra173.99°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani226.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 13:04
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:31
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Labha05:21 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:31 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:04 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:42 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:04 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:31 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869180.27
Julian Day2457645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.13°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.31°, EoT 5.13 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: 2016-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)